more than 500 remote communities bring festive chair and presence to over 150000 children. still want to finish. i'm so happy to bring some happiness to these children this region. many had never seen santa claus bound here had never say toys . i can only find these color tears that left their homes that helped me to give them happiness to these children. many times, i don't even have something to eat, let alone be able to buy a toy. of the latest tourists to visit the international space station are back on earth after 12 days in orbit japanese billionaire you saw who my, our and video producer years old hit on a landed in catholic stan a short time ago. so he's capsule was so brought home a russian cosmonaut. ah, this is agitated. let's get around up the top stories now left wing politician gabriel burridge has been elected chillies next president bar it's 156 percent of

the vote in the run off on sunday. fall right candidate. jose antonio cast congratulated bartch and urged his supporters to put political differences aside in the civil you know, our government has the conviction to look forward at the challenges that we have before us. it cannot be just changed by talking to the mirror. i'm not yours to only speak to people who think like me to change the way people who think differently. we are here to ensure that once and for all to our course is sufficient for all chileans. and we can achieve a wonderful life. more protests against october's military takeover in sudan are expected in the coming hours on sunday in thousands march to the presidential palace in cartoon security forces, fire tear gas and spun grenades to disperse the crowd. super typhoon rye in the philippines has left more than 200 people dead. thousands more are still missing.

the metrics been flying into remote talents to help survivors for an urgent need of food and drinking water. flood rescue operations are still on the way in malaysia, where tens of thousands of people have been displaced by heavy rain. while rain is common during the monsoon season, it is much heavier than usual this year. state media and ethiopia says the military is taking control of the town of larry bela from it to grind rebels. the town was his switch hands several times during the conflict. it's home to a u. n. world heritage side and is in the heart a region bordering to drive. new york state has reported its highest number of covered 900 cases for the 2nd successive day. but leaders are resisting another lockdown as almost 22000 cases were reported. those are the headlines inside stories next. on counting the cost m r n a for that is changing the well, the vaccine, not just the cobra $90.00 big business in play that of thousands of pixels millions

of dollars and non refundable token. we demystify the world of crypto are helping to call on al jazeera the election to ensure all those who love china run hong kong pro democracy activists complained that the 1st vote under china as controversial national security law. further, it rose freedom, bay gene argues the outcome will restore stability. so what does it all mean for hong kong future? this is inside story. ah hello, welcome to the program. i'm hashim i had bar. it's designed to ensure only what china describes as patriots take their seats in hong kong parliament. voters in

hong kong have cast their ballots in the 1st election since the national security law was imposed by china last year. leaders in badge in and says, just like the security legislation, changes of the election system are needed to ensure stability following boss protests, demonstrators marched in their millions to condemn the erosion of democracy, which was guaranteed in the 1997 hand over from british war. so well, the election, harold and you iraq, or is it a recipe for yet more turnbow and in one of ages, landmark cities. we'll discuss all that with our panel in a moment. first, this report from brit planet giant billboards all over hong kong, urging residents to vote in an election designed strictly for chinese patriots. security was tied to hong kong, held its 1st pulse since china's leaders in beijing over hold the electoral system . those changes they said were to ensure only those who love china run hong kong.

the new rules drastically limit the number of directly elected seats in hong kong, parliament 4 and a half 1000000 hong kong residents are eligible to vote for members of the legislative council. but their ballots will only decide 20 seats out of 19. the rest will be hand picked by prob, aging committees. the leadership in beijing says the new rules will clean up what it calls any anti china elements, and bring com to the once lively ledger, suggest in the formats for his calling and regulation that way. if you get it that way, you'll have to pay the long pick in on august. the basic thing, if you don't want, then don't play the game with my pro democracy figures out as of right. the probate politicians are working ahead without an effective opposition. the question is, how many vote as a turned off by the lack of choice? this 20 year old student you asked al jazeera to conceal her identity, said the lack of representation meant she won't be voting. the golf and the

election and not trustworthy for me now because they can qualify whoever they will dislike and root. can we change every 2nd? either. awesome. and to what they're sorry for. so actually this is quite huge. there's and meaning all 153 candidates in the selection were selected priorities. they had the concept of patriotism and love for hong kong. what they want is hong kong to be good. early polling data suggested a lower turn out than previous years. but while costing her balance hong kong leda kerry lamb reiterated that the turn out is not her focus. the government not set any target for a voter trainer, right? or not for this election, not for previous elections. because there is a combination of factors that will affect the voter turnout rate you any collection, but it does appear to be a delicate topic. the hong kong government threatened the wall street journal over

one of the newspapers critical editorials in the lead up to the election. and at least 10 people were arrested for inciting others to cast a blank ballot. exiled leaders of the democracy movement called for everyone to boycott. sunday's election. police responded by issuing warrants for their arrest. brit glenette al jazeera hong kong for inside story. let's take a closer look now at how we got to this particular point in 2019 a proposed law, which allowed the extradition of any one in hong kong to may land china's part protests that was later withdrawn. but millions continued to demand for reforms and more freedoms. in november, 2019 pro democracy candidates won a crushing victory local council elections in a vote that saw record turnout. but last year, china's leaders voted to impose national security legislation on the territories white to free speech, and political dissent says ban. there's been

a major crack down with the arrest of many activists who have been jailed or fled overseas. ah, let's bring in, i guess, from london, nathan law, a former politician and hong kong and pro democracy activists in hong kong. tom grundy, editor in chief of hong kong, free press, and from badging. and d mock senior research fellow or the center for china and globalization thinktank. thank you for joining us. let me start with nathan. this is quite a quick moment for both bay gene was. see, this is going to be the way for patrick to take over the destiny of hong kong and for the opposition seems to be very much concerned about the future. how do you see the outcome of this election unfolding? so for now, the latest figure that we have is 3 hours before the ruling closest is only

26.5 percent of the voting rights. if you compared to the 2016 legislative coffee lesson, which it was 43.6 and 2900. the local district council election, which was $63.00. the difference is drastic. it really shows that people in the law believe in this election and they view really strong. busy to boy quoted because there are just no untrue represented representative for the candidates are being factored by political beliefs and in the name of getting patriot into the election . but actually the government, just erase the force that they don't like tom when you look at the optics of this particular vote, why is it suddenly becoming about voter turnout? a bigger turnout is an indication that people are happy with a gene. a lower turnout is a massive setback for the chinese government. well, certainly the government needs the polls to look credible, and you can see chief executive, carol, i'm just

a week or 2 ago trying to get ahead of the situation by saying that a low turner could also mean that people agree with the governments and don't need to go, but you know, it's being described as the quiet election. a subdued election on one of the colored drama carnival atmosphere. we've seen in previous polls in hong kong that team across the city today. basically seen a trickle of mostly senior voters cast their ballot during these newly restricted poles. 10000 police officers deployed 9000 anti corruption officers and certainly a recent weeks, it's been a struggle sometimes to understand what candidates policies are. a few don't even appear to have manifesto as a learner, social media presence. and i think the only drama we've seen is one who tried to campaign for metro station in the constituency where there's been one for 3 decades . one candidate, even standing on a platform of no change. so certainly the,

the, the results of haps, already known in terms of their only being probation and pro, stablished in candidates. but the question really is about the turn out now, which is certainly on track to be the lowest yet. and the, despite the massive resources deployed by beijing, there's a general sentiment that the pro establishment candidates play to win the hearts of minds of many people in hong kong who remain pretty much concerned about what happens next in the come in hong kong. well i'm not sure i can we agree with these assessments? so i think 1st of all, bonder turn out of the percentage of voter turnout, certainly is a very good statistic, but it's also a bit of a valid metric as well. so of course, if it's a high number, everyone feels good. it provides good talking, a good talk for the how god bless. but again, i think it's tom, read it to people vote either because they're dissatisfied with the situation and

those that both certainly we know a handful east are unhappy with the system as it exists today. but i would say just as many, if not many, many more are mostly satisfied with the direction and are saying, why do i need to vote if i don't feel like there needs to be any major changes. they'll say i would add to, to tom's point is that there are candidates who have very clear positions. for example, a calling for an accelerated and greater integration with a greater bay area, allowing for greater talent ability. because we know one of the sources for the protest was the lack of opportunity or the perceived lack of opportunity for young people in hong kong. and that is a problem that needs to be solved. i think some of the people stand for office, our records have recognized this and planned to do some. okay,

nathan from 2019 all the way to was this particular vote. there's been a campaign to clamp down on descent, which explains why people are sent into exile, or jails are pretty much just silenced. they're not really are willing to move forward and express their views. do you think that the absence of a vocal strong, vibrant opposition on the street is an indication that starting from to model hong kong won't be the same? and again, was clear that one of the major reasons why people marched down to the street would go more than 2 millions of them more than a quarter of the population protest in 2019. and was the increasing erosion of freedom in hong kong. and also just based government planning hong kong into just an ordinary trying to city and duncan, we used to know are gone. so for now it's really clear that people on and not

floating, not because of the sessions with the government. it does not make sense because the government has been appealing people to go out and vote the level advertisement. and that will in the, to ask them to both. if unprecedented. we've never seen so many advertisement put out by the government to ask people, devote if the government is really listening, it's the people. it's really thing to the government. then they would definitely do it because they know that because i'm a need the say of hong kong having a successful election to prove that. oh, that is indeed an enhancement in our system. but the reality is people do not agree with that of the 2019. we've seen the implementation of the national, the curriculum, the election overall, which makes our total election a direct election, the increase from around house to less than a quarter. and these are really sorry, so turning hong kong to author a, c. c. and people use a death beat to prove to say that we, we are fed up,

we're not going to vote to lend any legitimacy to the government. so i think the estimate clear people do not agree with the ration of the city. do not agree with those other a terry and erosion of our system and they are not voting. tom, don't you see that the debate about the outcome of the election becomes a moot point in the sense that since you have the legislation of a hole where the proportion of the legislator to be directly elected has been slash from $53.00 all the way towards $22.00 and then the 40 out of the 90 seats of candidates who are definitely going to be screened more by their committee, which is lawyers to the establishment in beijing. so by the end of the day, the outcome will definitely be what china expects to happen. right. so the voting power of regular citizens has been hot, as you say, there are 40 seats chosen by probation committee. and on top of that,

you've got another 30 seats that are special interest groups, corporations, even foreign bank, some of them state own, but actually get a vote today was hong kong is becoming more disenfranchised. and as much as there has been some suggestion that there may be some choice of candidates here. the fact is that all 153 have been vetted now since this rebound, by several layers of probation committees. and each candidate has undergone a national security pro. now, despite what mr. mark said about those who have abstained from voting today for all of those we've spoken to and said it because, you know, the democrats that usually both or, and son, this is the 1st election. they know both that and i just not here, most pro democracy figures are behind bars on remind, or then sell sex all abroad, like nathan or bond from running an election or they quit politics altogether.

andy, the chief executive carry lamb and the pro establishment candidates are saying basically that the fundamental about this election is the fact that it was stores stability back to hong kong. this slogan that stability is a top priority. do you think that this is something you can easily sell to the people of hong kong? i think it can be people on call. so i think one of the hallmarks of hong kong is pragmatism. and i wanted go back here that, believe it or not, i actually agree with nathan in that i think the hong kong government is perhaps obsessing a bit with this election participation rate. and again, i think of it as a vanity metrics. if you're running an internet business, you love to see certain numbers, they sound great, but you, they really matter. and 1st of all, i want to say, let's look at these protests again. i think some of the causes root causes are very

legitimate. but if we look around the world, what have protests delivered from the color revolutions to the black lives matter movement in the united states, of course are called attention to some problems. but overall, i think they were destructive the positive. so the question here we have to ask ourselves, is, why do we even have a place versus a state of anarchy wise and self help? well, we can government the monopoly and violence because they can deliver a better lives for the citizens of that particular country. so i think that this really is the metric that matters involve governments, especially hong kong, because i think the, the how could ministration watson way to have it both ways. it was real prosperity and stability for hong kong to be a part of the p r. c. but it also was the recognition and the praise from the west as well. so i think this is the obsession. perhaps with voter turnout is

understandable and it be great if they can get it. but 25 percent has bought a bad number. and i think other metrics, not more. nathan, how do you see those democrats probably microsoft candidates? her said, you know what? with think there is an opening here, a wiggle room for maneuvering. by joining these elections, because if we get elected, we will fight for the rights of people to be freed for people such as yourself, to be allowed back into their homes, with dignity. how do you see that justification? what a simple answer is, you can never do it because of her now is just using all their resources to crack down all the different boys, even they get into the legislation and then unable to speak up as strong as before . and for now, even if there are a few of them getting into council with don't care about a few out of 90. lots of faces in toto on this is

a rough time chain for us. we all know and are protesting jackson 1900. not looking for an ocoee not, not looking for the spend one of the governments, they're looking for waging to keep their promises, which they gave people in 1997 about autonomy, democracy and freedom. and i think even though you can have different opinions towards what the protest of what the effect ah, but in its absence, hunger, people are seeking for the system that can represent them. government elected by them. and these are fundamental of the one country to system. so for me is clear that the government, the home calling trying to the government now is the canes, a high turnover rates to land a legitimacy to election reform to east implementation of the national security at all. and the hong kong citizens and the santa clara,

the not falling into that line. so if we compare to the final final rate, which we still don't have that one. yes. but we will even, oh, roughly predict that it were around 60 percent of it. if you compared to 2019, turn out re, which eventually it was 71 percent. it's much less than half of the people voted into 19 came out today, and it says really strong 2nd. oh, it is a meaningful indicator, and it is a passive resistance of the, of the hong kong people saying that we're not allowing to your so called enhancement narrative. hong kong is not looking good and you're just turning hong kong to another ordinary china city. tom, we might spend quite some time talking about the metrics here, comparing the voter turnout 2019201620022002000 sorry. but ultimately, to model when the people of hong kong will wake up to the outcome of the election

is don't you see that the fundamental element here is that all those hopes about universal suffrage elections that are vibrant? following the 1997, her hand over from the british rule are forever shattered and that people in hong kong would have to forget about those dreams and ball forward with a system which is modeled around the chinese system you. oh yes, i mean with most po, democracy figures behind bars, it is difficult to imagine the likes of the umbrella movement in 2014, all the unrest in 2019 happening again over 50 civil society groups, including decades old unions and those that organize that huge july 1st democracy march is of the tenement square vigils have been disbanded and on this matter of turn, as i mean, i agree with mister mock somewhat, the government have really gone to town. we've emphasizing this in huge spending,

as nathan said on our banners everywhere trying to get votes out. and some of these incentives that have been put on today cove tracing apps are used to using here. we've been suspended in polling stations. special queue for the elderly board is own stations. so people can nip over the border if they're eligible for from china to vote, even some setup and counting sensors. and one thing they've been doing that a piece of backfired somewhat is free travel and transport on buses on trans, on the metro. and a lot of those he spoke to today were hiking or shopping. and already you seeing the blame game begin now with some candidates blaming that free transport scheme, or what they see is a lack of promotion for, for this turn, that situation that's destined to be the lowest yet. and i was going to ask you a question about what's next for china, because it seems that after they introduced the security reform after they

introduced the election reform. this still struggling with selling the election to the international community to the point where the chief executor of carry lab was, was basically saying, you know what, you have to model people, decide not to vote in large numbers. you should just take it as a positive signal because in general, when democracies people, when they are happy with a government, there is a voter apathy that does not really sink in with a rational because people say, you know what, people don't seem to buy into the rhetoric and the narrative of the chinese government. well, i think the challenge that the whole co guardlick faces in volunteer recognition from the west is to a degree also something that china would like as well. so i think there is an interest in the elections in hong kong going. ready well, and being seen as go, but i'm going to go back to nathan about turning hong kong into just another

chinese study. so shinji is a chinese in the 40 past 40 years, it's per capita g, d p increased 10000 times. so that means if you were making $10000.00 a year, you'd be making a $100000000.00 a year. now, of course there's much more life than just nomics, but that doesn't sound so bad because just another hong kong city. the other point, i want to respond to that, nathan a, was that he feels that the hung colors are losing the right of representation. but let's look at the numbers. ledge goes going from $70.00 to $90.00 seats. that's an increase. and also we need to ask even more basic question, why do people need to be represented? it's because again, so their government can deliver the goods that they need for a prosper, stable one state, right? so if the government is doing this through a single party system, or even a monarchy and the people were happy, why do you need our position voices again?

i mean, this is i try to get but i've just posing sort of until you're not you, but i'm d, i'm in but still by the end of the day. but we are we talking about people who have been silent, center j people have been sent into exile. and these people are basically the think if you, if you, if your thing is the wife, then why is the government not allowing these people just to express their views? you know that in a place like home call give you tell people not to vote in the elections. you're rich to spend some time behind by amiga to nathan for this question, nathan, of the same time when you're talking about those concerns, you know that the international community has lost leverage when it comes to china for someone like yourself for the thousands of people had been disillusioned, have been evicted to have been sent behind bars or have lost the right to express their views. we have to be at the same time, practical and realistic. the opposition is divider than ever. what's your roadmap

for the future? mr. moore has been confusing a lot of different contexts when we're talking about one containing to just an ordinary trying to city. we're talking about the political system, which difference of home politic system compared to the trends. one, it guarantees under the one country to, to some principle which china has signed the interactive treaty to deliver it. and if you're talking about klein, that is the way to go, then you are saying that try not violate international treaty is fine as long as they want to do. so i think this is not the best narrative to support the agenda. and if you're talking about the election, while the increase of seat does not matter because the old, the seats are going through the pocket, the trying to mix multi well, much more appointed seat basically than popular contest seats. and we've only got 29. he come back to 55 out of 70. these are just not an improvement. if we're

talking to position camp for now, i don't think we think that i think in the united unfortunately with that we'll definitely visit the issue of hong kong in the near future. nathan, lot, tom grundy and andy buck, i really appreciate your insight and look forward to talking to you in the near future and thank you for watching. you can see the program again any time by visiting our website al jazeera dot com for further discussion. go to on facebook page, thus facebook dot com forward slash a site for you can also join the compensation twitter our hand, that is jane site 40 for me how one of our team here in my, for now the from the al jazeera london broadcast into 2 people in thoughtful conversation with no host and no limitation. what is even more urgently needed now. it's system

innovation. systems design and system transformation part one of human rights activists. q me, ny, to, and environmentally window nicky. i lived as you have the fossil fuel arrow my entire life, and i'm looking for a graceful transition out of it. studio b unscripted on out his era, m each and every one of us had to go to responsibility. to change our personal space with we could do this experiment and if by diversity could increase just a little bit, that wouldn't be worth doing. anybody had any idea that it would become a magnet who is incredibly rare species. they are asking women to get 50 percent representation in the constituent assembly here in getting these people to pick up to collect the signature, the same, the business extremely important service that they provide to the city

i. we need to take america to trying to bring people together and trying to deal with people who can left behind blue, a new era for chile, the former student leader becomes the nation's youngest. ever president. ah, i'm have them. think of this is alive from dall housy, coming up, facing off against gun grenades into gas. thousands calls for change in sudan, demanding the military pose, out of politics. the death toll in the hundreds and likely to rise. the philippine scrambles they have victims of super typhoon right.