this year face masks of Chinese President Xi Jinping

中國國家主席習近平

and Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam

和香港特首林鄭月娥的面具

replaced the usual pumpkins and skeletons.

取代了傳統的南瓜和骷髏頭面具。

Halloween has long been a popular festival

萬聖節在這個亞洲的金融中心向來都是一個

in this Asian financial hub, but this year the holiday

非常受歡迎的節日，但是今年它

has a new political significance.

具有一個新的政治意義。

In an attempt to quell almost five months of protests,

為了壓制近 5 個月的抗議活動

the government banned wearing masks in early October.

政府在十月初時下令禁止帶面具。

Hundreds of demonstrators wearing protest-themed mask

數百名示威者穿戴著抗議主題的面具

and costumes participated in an unauthorised march

和服裝，參加一場未經授權的遊行活動

through the city's financial district to a popular bar

在警察發射催淚瓦斯之前，穿過城市的金融區

district before police fired tear gas.

前往至一個受歡迎的酒吧區。

Around 200 protesters have been arrested so far

截至目前約有 200 名抗議者因為違反

for violating the anti-mask law.

禁蒙面法而遭到逮捕。

Hong Kong has plunged into its worst political crisis

香港因為目前已撤回，備受爭議的逃犯條例

in decades, triggered by a now withdrawn

而陷入數十年來

controversial extradition bill.

最嚴重的政治危機。