Masked demonstrators joined unauthorised protests on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon on Sunday, defying a new emergency law banning facial coverings at protests. HKFP’s photographer was on the frontlines. Read full coverge of Sunday’s protests here and here.

Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
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Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
october 6 protest mask pepe
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
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Graffiti on Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
justice peace graffiti october 6 protest
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
if you burn graffiti burn with us
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
october 6 protest rebel graffiti
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
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Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
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Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
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Jordan, Kowloon. Photo: Tom Grundy / HKFP.
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Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
our gov is killing us october 6 protest (30) (Copy)
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
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Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
one country two systems dead
Jordan, Kowloon. Photo: Tom Grundy / HKFP.
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Jordan, Kowloon. Photo: Tom Grundy / HKFP.
usa us flag october 6
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
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Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. Photo: Tom Grundy / HKFP.
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Jordan, Kowloon. Photo: Tom Grundy / HKFP.
Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. Photo: Tom Grundy / HKFP.
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Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
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Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
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Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
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Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
october 6 protest
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
october 6 protest
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
october 6 protest
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
october 6 protest
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
october 6 protest
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
october 6 protest
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
october 6 protest
Hong Kong Island. Photo: May James / HKFP.
october 6 hong kong island digger dig (1)
Photo: May James/HKFP.
october 6 hong kong island digger dig (1)
Photo: May James/HKFP.
october 6 hong kong island digger dig (1)
Photo: May James/HKFP.
october 6 hong kong island digger dig (1)
Photo: May James/HKFP.
october 6 hong kong island digger dig (1)
Photo: May James/HKFP.
october 6 hong kong island digger dig (1)
Photo: May James/HKFP.
october 6 hong kong island digger dig (1)
Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
police arrest october 6 hong kong island
Photo: May James/HKFP.
police arrest october 6 hong kong island
Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Mong Kok. Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Mong Kok. Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Mong Kok. Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Mong Kok. Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Mong Kok. Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.
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Photo: May James/HKFP.

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