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i'm karishma vaswani, in hong kong. the chief executive, carrie lam has promised to take a hard line against the protestors who stormed and ransacked parliament. this is something that we should seriously condemn because nothing is more important than the rule of law in hong kong. police ended the eight—hour occupation, evicting hundreds of activists. but the damage remains. many in the opposition are starting to ask questions about the wisdom of these young protesters storming into this building. whether it was a victory of any sort or, in fact, it has handed victory to the government. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: we have a special report from the amazon rainforest, where huge tracts of forests are being wiped out. this is happening all over the amazon to create new farmland and the result is that the great forest has never been under such pressure. this is bbc world news, it newsday. good morning. it's 7 am in hong kong, where chief executive, carrie lam, used a news conference in the small ho
i'm karishma vaswani, in hong kong. the chief executive, carrie lam has promised to take a hard line against the protestors who stormed and ransacked parliament. this is something that we should seriously condemn because nothing is more important than the rule of law in hong kong. police ended the eight—hour occupation, evicting hundreds of activists. but the damage remains. many in the opposition are starting to ask questions about the wisdom of these young protesters storming into this...
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the chinese government would argue the hong kong government would argue the hong kong government allowed some concessions and said it would pause the unpopular bill clearly that has not been enough for some protesters. and you can keep up to date with the latest developments in hong kong, following the protests on the bbc website. you'll also find analysis of the chief executive's reaction — and a feature on the background to the demonstrations — that's all at bbc.com/news. the german and british foreign ministers have called on iran to reverse its violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. the international atomic energy agency said its inspectors had verified the 300 kilogramme cap on enriched uranium, which can be used to produce energy or nuclear bombs, had been exceeded by tehran. gareth barlow reports. as iran announced it had increased production of enriched uranium, european countries climates are called iran who adhere to its commitments. the landmark 2015 nuclear deal violated, an uncertain future ahead. the secretary general is very much aware of the reports that the islamic repu
the chinese government would argue the hong kong government would argue the hong kong government allowed some concessions and said it would pause the unpopular bill clearly that has not been enough for some protesters. and you can keep up to date with the latest developments in hong kong, following the protests on the bbc website. you'll also find analysis of the chief executive's reaction — and a feature on the background to the demonstrations — that's all at bbc.com/news. the german and...
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kong from their perspective is a good thing for hong kong that it's allowed hong kong which has been slowing down economically which is not the bustling financial center that it wasn't swas you know perhaps a decade ago they see this closer relationship as financially good for hong kong good for its economy good for its innovation and ultimately good for the young people and good for jobs and from that perspective they they all kind of be willed and i think they don't quite get it in some sense as to why people continue to protest continue to to really shout against this this close relationship and katrina as you saw in your earlier these protests in hong kong began over this extradition bill that the hong kong government put forward it was trying to get through that would allow. criminals who are wanted in mainland china criminal suspects who wanted in maine in mainland china to be extradited from hong kong to the mainland and of course the fear in hong kong. wrong was that this would be used to target political opponents but it wasn't clear where this originated from whether it cam
kong from their perspective is a good thing for hong kong that it's allowed hong kong which has been slowing down economically which is not the bustling financial center that it wasn't swas you know perhaps a decade ago they see this closer relationship as financially good for hong kong good for its economy good for its innovation and ultimately good for the young people and good for jobs and from that perspective they they all kind of be willed and i think they don't quite get it in some sense...
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hong kong is in uproar. each weekend for the last two months, thousands of people have taken to the streets. alvin yeung, who leads the civic party, shares their fears, first of a plan to give beijing a greater say in extradition, then for wider cause, to defend hong kong's freedoms. but as local authorities struggle to contain the crisis, and beijing's grumbles grow ever louder, could the people's liberation army be on its way? alvin yeung, welcome to hardtalk. late into sunday night, protesters clashed with the hong kong police. it is the eighth weekend in succession that we have seen street protests and skirmishes, some of them violent. what has gone wrong? well, hello, shaun. things are not doing so well in hong kong, and of course, we have seen and witnessed protesters taking to the streets, and of course, we have seen clashes between the police and the protesters. we have been accusing the police for abusing their powers, and of course — and using excessive force. they are totally disproportional to
hong kong is in uproar. each weekend for the last two months, thousands of people have taken to the streets. alvin yeung, who leads the civic party, shares their fears, first of a plan to give beijing a greater say in extradition, then for wider cause, to defend hong kong's freedoms. but as local authorities struggle to contain the crisis, and beijing's grumbles grow ever louder, could the people's liberation army be on its way? alvin yeung, welcome to hardtalk. late into sunday night,...
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the media reaction in hong kong. it is really interesting. i was looking through the pages of the second—largest chinese—language newspaper here in hong kong. you can see on the front page, images of what went on inside that ransacked parliament building, the legislative council and really the focus here on the damage. computers wrecked, cables torn out of the walls. the headline something along the lines of hundreds of billions of hong kong dollars of damage and focusing on the repairs they will have to get under way in order for the legislative council building to be used again. and these messages of support from the police from pro—beijing civic society groups all saying the hong kong government needs to crack down on the protesters, urging authorities to find people who were responsible. and that is what we have heard from the hong kong government as well. carrie lam, into that now infamous press conference at 4am the morning in the early hours after the protesters in the early hours after the protesters ma
the media reaction in hong kong. it is really interesting. i was looking through the pages of the second—largest chinese—language newspaper here in hong kong. you can see on the front page, images of what went on inside that ransacked parliament building, the legislative council and really the focus here on the damage. computers wrecked, cables torn out of the walls. the headline something along the lines of hundreds of billions of hong kong dollars of damage and focusing on the repairs...
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kong because the gay keep it as in hong kong but i'm talking about as one can if they are so you're not going to try and offer difference are you both kind of fair trial that define a turning can expect in the mainland turn on the mainland if there is no guarantee that there will be the minimum requirements of article 14 of i.c. c.p.o. it is written in the law there then the court has no business ordering a extradition even if the court were to order next edition the chief executive would veto it because as i keep repeating the telling you that achieve it say it has no power to order extradition but has power to veto an order for extradition are you following that unlikely the chief executive is unlike once again to a request from china based on what fact you say those are like she's an appointee of china so isn't she so so she got to stand up to china suddenly and say this is obviously not go through a lease on what basis do you say that she would not do that based on the human rights record in china the civil and she did have a right said shyly for that alternative for years ago t
kong because the gay keep it as in hong kong but i'm talking about as one can if they are so you're not going to try and offer difference are you both kind of fair trial that define a turning can expect in the mainland turn on the mainland if there is no guarantee that there will be the minimum requirements of article 14 of i.c. c.p.o. it is written in the law there then the court has no business ordering a extradition even if the court were to order next edition the chief executive would veto...
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with by the hong kong local government. and the central government in beijing does not need to get involved directly in dealing with the violence or the rioting, et cetera. and there is a long process with many, many loops before you need to go through before china will be involved in the situation in hong kong. we are talking about a highly hypothetical situation many miles down the road. for the moment, i think the hong kong government is doing the right thing. they are pleading for sense and sanity and restoration of order in hong kong. and they are really expressing confidence in the hong kong police. the hong kong police, after all, we're very much trained by the british before 1997. and these are one of the best police forces in the whole world. very transparent, very disciplined, very law—abiding. and i think this is the time for all of us to applaud the law enforcement forces in hong kong and the british can do the same thing. they need to express can do the same thing. they need to ex press a can do the same thin
with by the hong kong local government. and the central government in beijing does not need to get involved directly in dealing with the violence or the rioting, et cetera. and there is a long process with many, many loops before you need to go through before china will be involved in the situation in hong kong. we are talking about a highly hypothetical situation many miles down the road. for the moment, i think the hong kong government is doing the right thing. they are pleading for sense and...
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rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, hong kong. as you heard the damage to the building behind me is extensive, have taken a look around this morning and we can see that graffiti has shattered glass, this morning to cleanup operation has begun, there are dozens of people rtr sweeping the streets trying to get some semblance of normality back at the legislative council. meanwhile, however, if you remember, when britain handed over hong kong to china in 1997, this territory was governed and has been governed under the principle of one country, two systems. after these protests overnight, what happens to the system ? our diplomatic correspondent, james landale reports. july 1997, the moment britain handed hong kong over to china. the last governor, chris patten, presiding over one final act of empire. a handover whose legacy is still being fought over on the streets of hong kong tonight. it was back in 1984 that britain and china agreed a joint declaration that, in future, hong kong should retain some autonomy and freedom. so, after t
rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, hong kong. as you heard the damage to the building behind me is extensive, have taken a look around this morning and we can see that graffiti has shattered glass, this morning to cleanup operation has begun, there are dozens of people rtr sweeping the streets trying to get some semblance of normality back at the legislative council. meanwhile, however, if you remember, when britain handed over hong kong to china in 1997, this territory was governed and has been...
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has more on the clean up operation in hong kong. where the clean up here in hong kong has been underway for hours with the lid to the council building which is hong kong's parliament and stuff from inside as well as police hundreds of place have been deployed to clean up and sort these rubbish piles here and as you can see we have things from the block is not cardboard but the also got its metal blockade you can see the heaviest the metal this metal is extraordinarily heavy but it's those types of devices that we use to smash their way in protest is to smash their way into this building we should see here this is a fence and i have pillars those pillars have all been dismantled and we used yesterday to break in the midst of council building now this pile up and it's rubbish will play be played up for days if not weeks but the police have now declared this area a crime scene. the us president says iran is playing with fire donald trump is warning to iran will never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons and un watchdog confirmed it ha
has more on the clean up operation in hong kong. where the clean up here in hong kong has been underway for hours with the lid to the council building which is hong kong's parliament and stuff from inside as well as police hundreds of place have been deployed to clean up and sort these rubbish piles here and as you can see we have things from the block is not cardboard but the also got its metal blockade you can see the heaviest the metal this metal is extraordinarily heavy but it's those types...
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rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, hong kong. since britain handed over hong kong to china in 1997, the territory has been governed under the principle of "one country, two systems". so what do these protests mean for that system ? our diplomatic correspondent, james landale reports. july 1997, the moment britain handed hong kong over to china. the last governor, chris patten, presiding over one final act of empire. a handover whose legacy is still being fought over on the streets of hong kong tonight. it was back in 1984 that britain and china agreed a joint declaration that, in future, hong kong should retain some autonomy and freedom. so, after the handover in 1997, hong kong became a special region of china and the one country two system policy came into force. and that meant that, until 2047, when the declaration expires, hong kong should keep its free markets and independentjudges — at least in theory. frankly, the chinese have been breaking their word on thejoint declaration that they claim that it does not operate after
rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, hong kong. since britain handed over hong kong to china in 1997, the territory has been governed under the principle of "one country, two systems". so what do these protests mean for that system ? our diplomatic correspondent, james landale reports. july 1997, the moment britain handed hong kong over to china. the last governor, chris patten, presiding over one final act of empire. a handover whose legacy is still being fought over on the streets of...
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but now, let's return to hong kong. let's now go live to our correspondent martin yip who is in hong kong for us. it isa it is a calm morning so far. plenty of media still around here because we are seeing of media still around here because we are seeing one of media still around here because we are seeing one after the other legislators and assistance coming back to the site, surveying the damage inside the legislative council complex. there has been no protesters apart from one lone man shouting slogans nearby but mostly it is about cleaning up the area. police has moved in, with no riot gear. some detectors will come in to conduct some sort of evidence gathering. we had the police commissioner as well as the executive vowing to... inaudible. what will happen next? what the police will plan and what the protesters are planning? i'm afraid that we are in this uncharted territory. nobody quite knows what's going to happen next, especially for the protesters because these protesters are the protesters because these prote
but now, let's return to hong kong. let's now go live to our correspondent martin yip who is in hong kong for us. it isa it is a calm morning so far. plenty of media still around here because we are seeing of media still around here because we are seeing one of media still around here because we are seeing one after the other legislators and assistance coming back to the site, surveying the damage inside the legislative council complex. there has been no protesters apart from one lone man...
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kong hong kong government is not in a position to do this is really beijing that beijing will give in to this demand beijing wants to keep things under control they are not successful with this i don't know what they're going to make out of this but they're not going to allow universal suffrage i don't think so that is playing out in hong kong thank you very much. let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world campaigning has begun 2 months ahead of afghanistan's presidential election come and afghani is standing for a 2nd term ghani is promising to end the 2 decade long war with the taliban an attack coinciding with the start of the campaigning killed at least one person at the offices of dawn is running mate in kabul. and iran's president hassan rouhani has said britain's seizure of an iranian oil tanker violates the international nuclear deal tensions have been high says british forces captured the ship earlier this month on specials smuggling oil to syria. russian opposition leader ali saying a lonely as the. hospitalized after having a severe alle
kong hong kong government is not in a position to do this is really beijing that beijing will give in to this demand beijing wants to keep things under control they are not successful with this i don't know what they're going to make out of this but they're not going to allow universal suffrage i don't think so that is playing out in hong kong thank you very much. let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world campaigning has begun 2 months ahead of...
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and tranquillity in hong kong. and not let it be undermined by violence and by vandalism. victor, forgive me, i'm sorry to the viewers as well, the quality of the link is getting worse and worse. we we re link is getting worse and worse. we were hoping it will get better. we will leave it there. victor gao, thank you very much. let's get some of the day's other news. a federaljudge in ohio has temporarily blocked a law that would have banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. there have been rallies across the country and in washington dc against states imposing such restrictive measures. the law in ohio would have been one of the strictest, with no exemptions even in case of rape or incest. argentina's energy secretary has claimed the blackout that affected argentina and uruguay last month was caused by a chain of failures originating with an electricity transport company. more than 50 million people were left without power across south america for several hours on june 16th. the government has promised a ful
and tranquillity in hong kong. and not let it be undermined by violence and by vandalism. victor, forgive me, i'm sorry to the viewers as well, the quality of the link is getting worse and worse. we we re link is getting worse and worse. we were hoping it will get better. we will leave it there. victor gao, thank you very much. let's get some of the day's other news. a federaljudge in ohio has temporarily blocked a law that would have banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. there have...
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hong kong time. so we are continuing to watch what is a very dramatic and very fluid situation in the central part of hong kong. i'll keep you updated on that. i'm going to throw it over to leslie picker right now and she has the etf update leslie >> thank you, sue, dramatic pictures indeed. >>> i'm leslie picker at englewood cliffs stocks across the board rallying today on the back of g20 check out consumer discretionary hitting an all-time high, up more than 20%. joining me now to break this all down, mary ann bartells and navy naudic mary ann, what is this telling you about the rally? >> well, despite, you know, all the volatility and trade noise that we've had, consumer confidence has remained very high and based on the bank of america credit card data, we've seen consumer spending to remain really strong. so it's not a surprise consumer discretionary is hitting a record all-time high it's been a leader in the market and with it hitting a new all-time high, it's confirming the high that we're act
hong kong time. so we are continuing to watch what is a very dramatic and very fluid situation in the central part of hong kong. i'll keep you updated on that. i'm going to throw it over to leslie picker right now and she has the etf update leslie >> thank you, sue, dramatic pictures indeed. >>> i'm leslie picker at englewood cliffs stocks across the board rallying today on the back of g20 check out consumer discretionary hitting an all-time high, up more than 20%. joining me now...
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hoping to silence the voice of hong kong people. the demonstrations began peacefully with anger against the police only adding to the litany of complaints against hong kong government. people. are really on happy with what has been happening in the last weeks they are unhappy with with the police's response they are that they want an investigation into what actions i can smell the stick us. with all authorities unwilling to show restraint protesters now fear that hong kong's freedoms are at stake as beijing exits ever more influence over the territory but protestors are unpowered. calls for democracy will never stop we will continue our fights a fight that looks set to continue with neither side willing to back down. for more on this i'm joined now by telling a reporter terry chan cherry we've been observing the protests. developing an increasing degree of violence police is using more and more force and the demonstrators are radicalizing where do you see this going so the tension between the police and the protesters is really incr
hoping to silence the voice of hong kong people. the demonstrations began peacefully with anger against the police only adding to the litany of complaints against hong kong government. people. are really on happy with what has been happening in the last weeks they are unhappy with with the police's response they are that they want an investigation into what actions i can smell the stick us. with all authorities unwilling to show restraint protesters now fear that hong kong's freedoms are at...
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and hong kong to stop these protests if if it doesn't stop so very tense situation there in hong kong. for us thank you very much. so let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world russia is facing international criticism after police arrest that nearly 1400 people at an unauthorized rally on saturday they were protesting against opposition candidates being barred from local elections you call the moscow to respect its own constitutional and. meanwhile opposition leader saying of all he has been taken to hospital after apparently suffering an allergic reaction while in custody. at least 2 people have been killed in an attack coinciding with the 1st day of election campaigning in afghanistan gunman stormed the offices of incumbent president musharraf gone his running mate after the detonation of a large car bomb it's unclear who was behind the attack. an attack by boko haram militants has left 65 people dead in nigeria that's according to local officials the attack took place in a village in borno state in the northeast of the country the victims were a
and hong kong to stop these protests if if it doesn't stop so very tense situation there in hong kong. for us thank you very much. so let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world russia is facing international criticism after police arrest that nearly 1400 people at an unauthorized rally on saturday they were protesting against opposition candidates being barred from local elections you call the moscow to respect its own constitutional and. meanwhile...
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is is uncharacteristic f hong kong. some protesters say that the peaceful demonstrations have not worked. does this fundamentally change things? robert: this is unprecedented, and torrow might be different, nt this was an act of vandalism of a sort we did see in the previous rounds of demonstrations, 2014 and 2003. going into the legco building and defacing a symbol of hong kong and draping the colonial fl over the lectern, these are new acts, and these could change public perceptions in hong kong and within myenland china. this is something new. nada: carrie lam at 4:00 a.m. decided to speak about this issue. she tried to make a distinction between peacefulrotesters and others she called hooligans,ho saying she wased and hope the community at large was as well. do you think they will agree with her as she hopes? robert: i think many will agree with her that the younger people weho went into legco and committed vandalis over the top. but that will probably not change their views about the t derlying issues, which are th
is is uncharacteristic f hong kong. some protesters say that the peaceful demonstrations have not worked. does this fundamentally change things? robert: this is unprecedented, and torrow might be different, nt this was an act of vandalism of a sort we did see in the previous rounds of demonstrations, 2014 and 2003. going into the legco building and defacing a symbol of hong kong and draping the colonial fl over the lectern, these are new acts, and these could change public perceptions in hong...
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kong the hong kong for now. douglas of it for now thank you very much indeed douglas of course will join us of analysis that later on but expect to get- translations of out what's being discussed that in hong kong as soon as we possibly can we go back to that. as soon as there was any development carrie lam still before a bank of microphones and a group of reporteters putting questions to her. regarding the current situation and we are following every step of the way for you. next to life in paris the eu summit has been adjourned until tomorrow i made quote. enormous frustration. over the inability to choose the right peopople for t the topop s presesident emmanueuel macron sd he fears this indecision is harming the blocks repeputatioi. chief among the roles to be filled of course is that of presidentt of the european commission. success at asian culture. the political wrangling continues in brussels as in you leaders remain divided over who should gets the e e. u.'s top j. talks are now set to resume on tuesday
kong the hong kong for now. douglas of it for now thank you very much indeed douglas of course will join us of analysis that later on but expect to get- translations of out what's being discussed that in hong kong as soon as we possibly can we go back to that. as soon as there was any development carrie lam still before a bank of microphones and a group of reporteters putting questions to her. regarding the current situation and we are following every step of the way for you. next to life in...
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hong kong and macau affairs office. repeated many of the things that beijing has been saying before it was the 1st time the hong kong and macau affairs office has ever held a press conference in hong kong usually they act in. the back behind the scenes so this is quite noticeable noticeable is also that what we've just heard though it might seem kind of confrontational towards the west is rather moderates for beijing's standards scaremongering it's a poor innes scaremongering is something much less than what others for example the foreign ministry has sounded before they have said that poorness have orchestrated these protests at some instances so we are obviously seeing some attempt to to tone down the office has nothing has promised nothing it has given nothing to the protesters it has backed the police it has backed kerry lymes government so there's nothing new here we might also be seeing some kind of dealing in inside the communist party on who is in charge there was a an editorial today in the party newspaper that
hong kong and macau affairs office. repeated many of the things that beijing has been saying before it was the 1st time the hong kong and macau affairs office has ever held a press conference in hong kong usually they act in. the back behind the scenes so this is quite noticeable noticeable is also that what we've just heard though it might seem kind of confrontational towards the west is rather moderates for beijing's standards scaremongering it's a poor innes scaremongering is something much...
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words like hong kong, march, and the legislative council, hong kong cosmic government. they were relaxed because bashan could say, it is just a cts because bashan could say, it is just acts of vandalism by people who are being brainwashed by the us government. but now protesters have managed to get into a government building, beijing are saying they cannot let people see it. so they don't want any of that invasion, that occupation of the legislative council chamber. they will not want that disseminated or reported on at all. absolutely not. basically this idea that hong kong is part of china is an idea that comes up again and again, and there is a real austerity, a kind of seriousness around chinese politics. you couldn't just break into around chinese politics. you couldn'tjust break into a government building — that kind of idea to beijing... you couldn't see this. what about the whole debate, the people of hong kong don't want the people of hong kong don't want the extradition bell, they don't wa nt the extradition bell, they don't want suspects extradited to mainl
words like hong kong, march, and the legislative council, hong kong cosmic government. they were relaxed because bashan could say, it is just a cts because bashan could say, it is just acts of vandalism by people who are being brainwashed by the us government. but now protesters have managed to get into a government building, beijing are saying they cannot let people see it. so they don't want any of that invasion, that occupation of the legislative council chamber. they will not want that...
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welcomes comfort zone 2000000 people on the streets of hong kong. failures by the hong kong government admitted by the chief executive kerry lam why is she still there why hasn't she was there and well i think this is a more complex question than simply asking why did she not resign 1st of all someone find also my daughter to somebody fails in there well not only don't know i don't want to argue about a figure but more i chris figure would be more like half a 1000000. but even then it's a very very large number of people on the street and i think the government accepted the 2nd thing is that we must understand what the government has been trying to do. a poll did by one of the more mainstream newspapers of the people return now in force to march on sunday revealed that 90 percent of the people who much thought that the extradition bill was so enabled the hong kong government to send people back to china for trial for criticizing beijing now they couldn't be more wrong and this is where they actually extradition because it is this this extradition bi
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just to update you on the goings-on in hong kong at the mtr station, hong kong mtr says one line has been suspended due to the civil disobedience that you see there, large groups of protesters effectively blocking the doors to the train, making it impossible for that train to move. that is causing a backlog down the entire system. mtr now saying the line has been suspended. more to come in a moment. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: you are seeing live pictures from hong kong, the disruption that is happening at some of the city's train stations. the line isart of suspended, not the entire line. you can see some ongoing trouble there which is causing delays across parts of the transport network. shery: let's turn to a bloomberg exclusive, john micklethwait has been speaking with the new mexican president in mexico city. he says rates are too high but it won't affect the central bank's independence. a different thing was possible. i would like the central bank not only to work on controlling inflation, but for it to be thinking about growth as well. growth.me more about >> we are talking a
just to update you on the goings-on in hong kong at the mtr station, hong kong mtr says one line has been suspended due to the civil disobedience that you see there, large groups of protesters effectively blocking the doors to the train, making it impossible for that train to move. that is causing a backlog down the entire system. mtr now saying the line has been suspended. more to come in a moment. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: you are seeing live pictures from hong kong, the disruption that is...
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hong kong. these protesters fight for their freedoms. hong kong. these protesters fight for theirfreedoms. we hong kong. these protesters fight for their freedoms. we will see what unfolds in the coming hours and days. you are watching special coverage on bbc news. you're watching beyond 100 days. police clash with pro democracy protestors in hong kong. demonstrators used a more aggressive approach this time as they took over a key government building. police have entered the parliament building to take back control and clear the protesters. the protestors smashed their way into the building — hundreds then entered and occupied the legislative council, our correspondent was on the scene. graffiti daubed on this particular desk. a computer screen that's been ripped up, papers removed. there's been extensive damage done to the building, with portraits of political leaders torn from the walls and furniture smashed. this situation is out of control and this is very dangerous, both for the protesters and for the security guards and the police. hello a
hong kong. these protesters fight for their freedoms. hong kong. these protesters fight for theirfreedoms. we hong kong. these protesters fight for their freedoms. we will see what unfolds in the coming hours and days. you are watching special coverage on bbc news. you're watching beyond 100 days. police clash with pro democracy protestors in hong kong. demonstrators used a more aggressive approach this time as they took over a key government building. police have entered the parliament...
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protesters believe the law undermines hong kong autonomy and they have demanded the hong kong government led by chief executive gary lam withdraw the bill has since apologized for her part in the unrest can you trust the incidence of recent months have led to controversies and disputes between the public and the government this is made me fully realise that as a politicians i have to constantly remind myself of the need to grasp public sentiment so you accurately. say i'm not one saying. of these sentiments but on full display in recent weeks when millions turned out on to hong kong streets to protest surprisingly though many of these protests lacked central leadership as correspondent phoebe kong discovered. the teen is a 21 year old student who runs a supply station outside hong kong's legislature it's been the scene of frequent demonstrations in recent weeks it all started online and shielded real world results. well that's how they don't that are we recruited over a 1000 members on the 1st day when i launched the telegram group and i also cooperate with an online forum whenever i pos
protesters believe the law undermines hong kong autonomy and they have demanded the hong kong government led by chief executive gary lam withdraw the bill has since apologized for her part in the unrest can you trust the incidence of recent months have led to controversies and disputes between the public and the government this is made me fully realise that as a politicians i have to constantly remind myself of the need to grasp public sentiment so you accurately. say i'm not one saying. of...
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dogon al-jazeera hong kong. earlier my colleague barbara starr spoke with joshua wong a leading a hong kong pro-democracy activist he was jailed for his role in the movement on once one on one of the people who are involved in the clashes at the shopping mall you just saw in jamil its report. more than $100.00 and people gator on the street again urged government food we withdraw and terminated their extradition bill and in the long term it's a must to apply free election in hong kong especially when one country 2 system eroded to be one country one in a hostage to the government has not rift joy to bill yet in fact abuse exists in the legislative program of cost the leader of hall call provide a misleading narrative claimed that the bill is that when we check on the lead just in the cold gram of parliament of hong kong that bill is do exist and can be easily reactivated again in the next trial from and that's why movements do continue and we urge government to terminate the bill now free election is to wait out
dogon al-jazeera hong kong. earlier my colleague barbara starr spoke with joshua wong a leading a hong kong pro-democracy activist he was jailed for his role in the movement on once one on one of the people who are involved in the clashes at the shopping mall you just saw in jamil its report. more than $100.00 and people gator on the street again urged government food we withdraw and terminated their extradition bill and in the long term it's a must to apply free election in hong kong...
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hong kong this is standard for them to do hong kong this is standard for them todoa hong kong this is standard for them to do a bilingual press conference? she spoke both cantonese and english. it is interesting to know that carrie lam has been very much missing from the public eye. she has not been in the public for ten days now. and it is one of the reasons why there has been such a level of anger in hong kong. people have said that they've been taking to the streets in peaceful protest, including the largest protest in hong kong's history where 25% of the population of hong kong came out in protest, and still, carrie lam and the hong kong government has ignored them. she's kept out of the public eye, and today she's coming out to face the media at 4am. do you think of this ever happening before, a press c0 nfe re nce of this ever happening before, a press conference in the middle of the night? know, for everything that has happened in hong kong today has been unprecedented. storming the parliament is completely unprecedented. i've never seen anything like the level of violence we'v
hong kong this is standard for them to do hong kong this is standard for them todoa hong kong this is standard for them to do a bilingual press conference? she spoke both cantonese and english. it is interesting to know that carrie lam has been very much missing from the public eye. she has not been in the public for ten days now. and it is one of the reasons why there has been such a level of anger in hong kong. people have said that they've been taking to the streets in peaceful protest,...
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of the day in hong kong but hong kong is a chinese territory and it was savagely taken away by the british so in china and these politicians and journalists in britain who are coming to the eights all those violent protests this well i have a question for them how do they responds if a protest has entered forcibly entered the house of commons and ransacked it i don't think they would be showing any symptoms peter better there is no difference whatsoever what happens in hong kong and i actually said peter i'm all in favor of peaceful protests but those protests were violent they showed no respects for chinese law they showed no respect for the parliament spilled in and also as you rightly said i thought it was very telling how those violent protests this unveil to the rest of the well hong kong's british colonial era fleck you know clinton but this is really a function of the domestic british politics here ok and looking back to a different era ok of. british rule in colonial rule i mean in their harkening back to this i mean and they i mean this is we is this an internal political affair f
of the day in hong kong but hong kong is a chinese territory and it was savagely taken away by the british so in china and these politicians and journalists in britain who are coming to the eights all those violent protests this well i have a question for them how do they responds if a protest has entered forcibly entered the house of commons and ransacked it i don't think they would be showing any symptoms peter better there is no difference whatsoever what happens in hong kong and i actually...
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listed in hong kong. it is a liquid market for ipos and so on. from an important place the chinese point of view, and there is a tension there. of -- many people have said that for the chinese in terms of economic self interest, it makes sense to leave hong law,at the open, rule of relatively democratic space. ambiguity sothe you can have the kind of debt in capital market. there is a tension there, clearly president xi is trying to, he is trying to impose a greater political totrol and he is also trying sell a model which is much more clearly socialist, to be proud of the traditions of the communist party, and he is doing that at home. it is a typical message to sell both of those things at the same time. he can use the control he has over chinese media in order to play down the story of what's happening here in hong kong. on will see far less of this chinese tv than elsewhere. nevertheless, there is a limit to how long that tension can last. it will be a difficult one for xi to play out in the end. davi
listed in hong kong. it is a liquid market for ipos and so on. from an important place the chinese point of view, and there is a tension there. of -- many people have said that for the chinese in terms of economic self interest, it makes sense to leave hong law,at the open, rule of relatively democratic space. ambiguity sothe you can have the kind of debt in capital market. there is a tension there, clearly president xi is trying to, he is trying to impose a greater political totrol and he is...
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there have been vigils and rallies outside the hong kong representative's office by not only hong kong students studying here but ordinary people, in support of the protesters, and yesterday we saw the foreign minister, joseph wu, tweet a message saying that it's clear that the chinese communist party's one country, two systems, is nothing but a lie. and they have urged the government to sincerely address the concerns of the protesters and to positively respond to their demands. so this is where we are at in taiwan, and it is nota so this is where we are at in taiwan, and it is not a coincidence that taiwanese would care so much about the hong kong protest, because they feel that they are in a similar situation as hong kong people. china after a ll situation as hong kong people. china after all claims taiwan as a province to be reunified one day, and it has not given up use of force, of taking it back. so taiwan sees itself in a similar situation as hong kong and sees the benefits of the two sides supporting each other and working together to unite against ageing's pressures. now, taiw
there have been vigils and rallies outside the hong kong representative's office by not only hong kong students studying here but ordinary people, in support of the protesters, and yesterday we saw the foreign minister, joseph wu, tweet a message saying that it's clear that the chinese communist party's one country, two systems, is nothing but a lie. and they have urged the government to sincerely address the concerns of the protesters and to positively respond to their demands. so this is...
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nothing is more important than the rule of law in hong kong. chief executive carried condemns the violence and defends the police response. the un's nuclear watchdog confirms that iran is in reaching mon to rein in the agreed to u.s. president donald trump says it's playing. and we'll tell you about a foreign invader that's choking. a motorway. china's government has condemned the actions of protesters in hong kong a day off to hundreds of demonstrators stormed the city's legislative council monday's violence left baby scattered all over the building used tear gas to clear the area after windows were smashed and graffiti sprayed on its walls all this on the day the government held ceremonies 22 years since the end of british rule and hundreds of thousands joined a peaceful march for hong kong's lead that carried down condemned the actions of protesters stormed the council building on monday evening. the extreme use. and vandalism by protesters who stormed into the legislative council building over a period of time so this is something that we s
nothing is more important than the rule of law in hong kong. chief executive carried condemns the violence and defends the police response. the un's nuclear watchdog confirms that iran is in reaching mon to rein in the agreed to u.s. president donald trump says it's playing. and we'll tell you about a foreign invader that's choking. a motorway. china's government has condemned the actions of protesters in hong kong a day off to hundreds of demonstrators stormed the city's legislative council...
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kong and at the young in hong kong would want democracy and not much else. universal values that rule human rights and democracy are also are raised by the beijing authorities. that would be a huge price for beijing to pay and i'm sure that the more reasonable intellectuals in beijing can see that. claudia mo, member of the hong kong legislative council, thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. in other news... senior diplomats from britain, france, germany, russia and china are meeting representatives from iran in vienna today to discuss how to save the 2015 nuclear deal. tensions in the gulf have soared since last year when president donald trump withdrew the united states from the landmark accord, which curbed tehran‘s nuclear programme in return for an easing of economic sanctions. we can speak to our correspondent in vienna, bethany. this is a meeting that presumably nobody expects will overcome all of the problems that have arisen since president trump's decision to pull out. what is the tone of these exchanges between the iranians government a
kong and at the young in hong kong would want democracy and not much else. universal values that rule human rights and democracy are also are raised by the beijing authorities. that would be a huge price for beijing to pay and i'm sure that the more reasonable intellectuals in beijing can see that. claudia mo, member of the hong kong legislative council, thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. in other news... senior diplomats from britain, france, germany, russia and china are meeting...
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to know what to do about what's happening in hong kong. the chief executive is very much from the beijing side at the same time she's also struggling a little bit with the initial protests which were very peaceful. she was put into a difficult position now that there's violence in terms of the alleged attack it's become easier maybe for beijing to involve itself but at the same time it's much more comfortable in these areas dealing with other governments. be talking about things like internal matters and coming out with this kind of rhetoric that we discussed rather than dealing with the actual newsy gritty of what's going on in hong kong at the moment you might be easier on the international stage but that we've must all struck about jeremy hunt himself he is in a sense for reelection if i can call it that we have to head the tory party and by extension become british prime minister is there potentially more to the motivation here for joining me to bring this issue up in the middle of a tory party leadership campaign but i think that the
to know what to do about what's happening in hong kong. the chief executive is very much from the beijing side at the same time she's also struggling a little bit with the initial protests which were very peaceful. she was put into a difficult position now that there's violence in terms of the alleged attack it's become easier maybe for beijing to involve itself but at the same time it's much more comfortable in these areas dealing with other governments. be talking about things like internal...
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kong they would lose some of that support and certainly some of the us claims in hong kong do think back to that which you are and are now more suspicious of the post of their aims in the sort of people that they would be campaigning on the site where they are to the pseudo same names how they say that that's not a majority by the professors and most of them say even if we have lost at the margins some of the mainstream is at last it was worth it it was worth it partly for the symbolism of that building but also they're not naive they know the real cost is out of their c.n.n. b.b.c. the new york times all of them will not be paying as much attention to the protests on monday it is just they need another peaceful march remember that order being 2 and you channels were rolling us by the hour 6 hours 7 hours in some cases all of those marches but they were rolling news on those protests when they turned violent riots and now that we've seen comments from world leaders all over the place talking about what happened in hong kong they don't think the nickelback kind of tension how do you
kong they would lose some of that support and certainly some of the us claims in hong kong do think back to that which you are and are now more suspicious of the post of their aims in the sort of people that they would be campaigning on the site where they are to the pseudo same names how they say that that's not a majority by the professors and most of them say even if we have lost at the margins some of the mainstream is at last it was worth it it was worth it partly for the symbolism of that...
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s a well deployed or not but under hong kong article basic law the hong kong government is able to request to intervene under social unrest or natural disasters and experts think that the reason why the central government is refusing to openly acknowledge whether the pill way will be deployed or not is because they still lack a clear policy direction to address the ongoing crisis in hong kong. and of course this is coming right after another intense weekend of protests let's have a quick recap of what happened helmets and gas masks on both sides of the barricades a weekend of clashes between police and protesters in hong kong saw violent confrontations protests over the past 2 months against proposed extradition to courts in china have grown increasingly fractious. sunday's peaceful gathering grew into a march clogging up major thoroughfares police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds some of whom were carrying arms brothers the symbol of resistance to the government . but few adopted makeshift techniques to deal with tear gas and dismantled street signs for their protection others used h
s a well deployed or not but under hong kong article basic law the hong kong government is able to request to intervene under social unrest or natural disasters and experts think that the reason why the central government is refusing to openly acknowledge whether the pill way will be deployed or not is because they still lack a clear policy direction to address the ongoing crisis in hong kong. and of course this is coming right after another intense weekend of protests let's have a quick recap...
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have rocked hong kong. we will speak with leading pro-democracy activist joshua wong who was recently release from prison in hong kong. >> it is time for us to urge carrie lam to withdraw the proposal and it is her responsibility to step down and a face how to me and people already join the fight and urge her to bear the political responsibility. amy: as senator kamala harris rises in the presidential polls, we will look at how she is being targeted with a string of racist conspiracy theories. and we will look at her record as a prosecutor in san francisco and attornrney general of calilifornia. >> w when i became e a prosecutr and when i was elected district attotorney and also attorney generaral of califorornia, i imimplemented some of the mosost significant reforms to date during thosese years that had bn implemented. amy: we was big to university of san francisco law professor lara bazelon. op-ed, shek times" says kamala harris was not a progressive prosecutor. all of that and more, coming up. welcome t
have rocked hong kong. we will speak with leading pro-democracy activist joshua wong who was recently release from prison in hong kong. >> it is time for us to urge carrie lam to withdraw the proposal and it is her responsibility to step down and a face how to me and people already join the fight and urge her to bear the political responsibility. amy: as senator kamala harris rises in the presidential polls, we will look at how she is being targeted with a string of racist conspiracy...
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with hong kong now. it needs at less than it did, but it still needs it, 40% of foreign investment still goes through hong kong. and you know hong kong is a critical part at a time when the chinese economy is not doing all that well, when it's running out of foreign exchange, it needs to have a constructive relationship with the international financial community. where does that reside in terms of china? it resides in hong kong. amir, we haven't heard from you yet. do you agree with isabel on all of that, or do you think that in beijing they might feel that they could take — play a waiting game? that in 2014, with the umbrella movement, add the demonstrations petered out in the end and they didn't have to give anything, they might say? you know, in the last congress of the communist party, president xi jinping made two promises, or developed two themes. the first was harmonisation, that china should become a harmonised society. one aspect of that is the concentration camps in xinjiang among the muslims
with hong kong now. it needs at less than it did, but it still needs it, 40% of foreign investment still goes through hong kong. and you know hong kong is a critical part at a time when the chinese economy is not doing all that well, when it's running out of foreign exchange, it needs to have a constructive relationship with the international financial community. where does that reside in terms of china? it resides in hong kong. amir, we haven't heard from you yet. do you agree with isabel on...
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kong all the people in hong kong. do not. do not like the. pilots. they. try to protest. you know and also hong kong. but here as we are there no one is mentioning that extradition bill anymore and stand there talking about safety and violence has the focus of these protests shifted. well some people still do mention the extradition bill from time to time but it's true you do not see these these slogans against the extradition bill that much anymore people are still angry that the government has shelved this bill but not with drawn but now they're focusing more on what has happened in the last few weeks because many people see this police brutality what they perceive as excessive police brutality. as a symbol of how hong kong is governed and how their voices are heard so this is about the relationship between the hong kong government that is a government at the will of beijing and the hong kong people and the police is in the middle of that the police have become a symbol of the violence that people perceive their gov
kong all the people in hong kong. do not. do not like the. pilots. they. try to protest. you know and also hong kong. but here as we are there no one is mentioning that extradition bill anymore and stand there talking about safety and violence has the focus of these protests shifted. well some people still do mention the extradition bill from time to time but it's true you do not see these these slogans against the extradition bill that much anymore people are still angry that the government...
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reports from hong kong. after bringing central hong kong to a standstill on previous sundays protesters are taking their fight to the suburbs. and government leaders are struggling to clamp down on the wrist system's movement that is largely leaderless most of the protesters here are young people who tell us they are disillusioned about hong kong's future. protesters set up barricades in the center of schatten and riot police arrived from different directions trying to close off access routes. the situation is tense protesters remain defiant and the patience of police is wearing thin and. by 8 pm the police sent out a warning. they are ready to charge but here you can see the benefit of moving i think the interesting thing to me to the moment the police even me you know yelling and yelling when you know it's going in the fact that she. wasn't even me because in fact am even using me any more you don't want to make it seem some of the protesters retreated to a nearby and more complex the police ran after them
reports from hong kong. after bringing central hong kong to a standstill on previous sundays protesters are taking their fight to the suburbs. and government leaders are struggling to clamp down on the wrist system's movement that is largely leaderless most of the protesters here are young people who tell us they are disillusioned about hong kong's future. protesters set up barricades in the center of schatten and riot police arrived from different directions trying to close off access routes....
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remarkable scenes in hong kong. thousands of protesters storming the iron gates literally and broke into parliament where they were doing graffiti, hosting flags and protesting onto the 22nd anniversary of hong kong handover from the british council to the chinese government. they continue to be serious questions about china's respect for human rights and their people. certainly they are different from what we would uphold in hong kong and the uk. the protesters are fearing that china is and crouching on whatever liberties are left in hong kong. this lot means that suspect, dissidents could be extradited to china. 2 million protesting this extradition law which would have people brought to china. that has led to this increasing tension and the protests have simply not die down. we need to vote that many of the protesters from the original protests have been arrested so they are trying to flag that as well. 22 yea rs are trying to flag that as well. 22 years exactly after the handover, there is supposed to be this co
remarkable scenes in hong kong. thousands of protesters storming the iron gates literally and broke into parliament where they were doing graffiti, hosting flags and protesting onto the 22nd anniversary of hong kong handover from the british council to the chinese government. they continue to be serious questions about china's respect for human rights and their people. certainly they are different from what we would uphold in hong kong and the uk. the protesters are fearing that china is and...
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hong kong. these protesters fight for theirfreedoms. we hong kong. these protesters fight for their freedoms. we will see what unfolds in the coming hours and days. you are watching special coverage on bbc news. you're watching beyond 100 days. police clash with pro democracy protestors in hong kong. demonstrators used a more aggressive approach this time as they took over a key government building. police have entered the parliament building to take back control and clear the protesters. the protestors smashed their way into the building — hundreds then entered and occupied the legislative council, our correspondent was on the scene. graffiti daubed on this particular desk. a computer screen that's been ripped up, papers removed.
hong kong. these protesters fight for theirfreedoms. we hong kong. these protesters fight for their freedoms. we will see what unfolds in the coming hours and days. you are watching special coverage on bbc news. you're watching beyond 100 days. police clash with pro democracy protestors in hong kong. demonstrators used a more aggressive approach this time as they took over a key government building. police have entered the parliament building to take back control and clear the protesters. the...
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this is not the hong kong we know. and just then before i came here, i got some message online saying that the people who are ramming the things into the legislative council glasses were the very people who were here yesterday because there was a big rally in support of the police. so some people have recognized them. so they are sort of asian provocateurs. >> so you're saying that the people are not legitimate protesters? that they are agitators, if you like, potentially paid agitators. >> that's what i saw online. and what the message say is to tell the other protesters, mostly peaceful young protesters, to be very careful and not to be made use of. and then the other thing that you just ask is why is it that the police did not take any action? >> because this has been going on for an hour and a half. >> i know. >> they were ramming that trolley with a steel cage on top of it for an hour and a half and police just watched. that would not happened, emily, in any other city, developed city. >> yes. >> international hub
this is not the hong kong we know. and just then before i came here, i got some message online saying that the people who are ramming the things into the legislative council glasses were the very people who were here yesterday because there was a big rally in support of the police. so some people have recognized them. so they are sort of asian provocateurs. >> so you're saying that the people are not legitimate protesters? that they are agitators, if you like, potentially paid agitators....
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kong and anyone who lives in hong kong or ca res anyone who lives in hong kong or cares about the former british colony. the riot police in helmets and carrying batons, they've been firing pepper spray, and firing tear gas to try and deal with these increasingly agitated demonstrators. and all being played out in sweltering heat in hong kong. let's triangle back to vicky, if you can hear me, just describe what you are seeing now. i've had to move positions, to a different overpass because it's increasingly full cot people have headed towards the stations and i've seen headed towards the stations and i've seen people take off their shirts, probably from getting tear gas pepper sprayed. i think people are starting to head home now. where does this go now? because clearly the protesters are not going to give up, even if they've been having tear gas fired at them and charged with batons, they have been warned to get out of the legislative council but are they going to keep going with these protests, do you think? it's hard to say because lots have been made of the fact these protests have be
kong and anyone who lives in hong kong or ca res anyone who lives in hong kong or cares about the former british colony. the riot police in helmets and carrying batons, they've been firing pepper spray, and firing tear gas to try and deal with these increasingly agitated demonstrators. and all being played out in sweltering heat in hong kong. let's triangle back to vicky, if you can hear me, just describe what you are seeing now. i've had to move positions, to a different overpass because it's...
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kong but also beijing's woman in hong kong what more can she do. what was she what more can she do she can back off on what she did i mean she's in many ways the source of the problem here you know since 2014 as i said there hasn't been much progress and then she introduced a new law or was going to introduce a law that was going to allow for the extradition of businessmen and people here potentially political dissidents from here to beijing. and a 1000000 people marched she ignored that and then when there was violence was the only time she did respond so she in fact can be was you know she she showed that if you use violence maybe we'll listen but if you don't use violence we're not listening at all i think she sent a really bad message and why and why raise this issue at a time when you know the the issues that beijing wanted to control and want to control over like the discussion of independence here they were winning on that so so she's really i think this is her baby i think she's just made a huge political mistake and and she won't fire anyb
kong but also beijing's woman in hong kong what more can she do. what was she what more can she do she can back off on what she did i mean she's in many ways the source of the problem here you know since 2014 as i said there hasn't been much progress and then she introduced a new law or was going to introduce a law that was going to allow for the extradition of businessmen and people here potentially political dissidents from here to beijing. and a 1000000 people marched she ignored that and...