tv Reporter Deutsche Welle June 24, 2019 2:15am-2:31am CEST
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but the fuck. scott turner for the. stars july 10th on t.w. . tours to. see this is the 1. 100 german streets on. the. hundreds of thousands of hong kong others are taking to the streets to protest their government. ergo gunned down. 17 year old zach ho is one of them they oppose a proposed extradition bill that could put hong kong's freedoms and the city's autonomy from the chinese mainland at risk. to 0. 0. 00. 0.
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00000. 0. 0. 00000 sacco is about to finish 11th grade in school it's also final exams week but since the protests shook hong kong he has found little time to study. although there is maybe functionary this time but i think i am doing the right thing i use my fair share for. paul paul. he and his friends have founded an activist group all of them high school students. it sounds like you are in trouble . later by. chased by
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the police therefore they told him how. to contact my teammate for. a few days ago protests ended in clashes with the police since then security forces are on the lookout for potential protest leaders. f. f one off a fastball. back they traced back. right now. check group posts have been arrested young men risk being stopped and searched as an organizer zach needs to be careful he avoids the city's subway system where police patrol the protesters want the government to shelve a bill that would allow for extraditions to china they fear that beijing could target its critics in the city another mass protest is scheduled every summer for
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here. around. iraq if you fat i mean. but it is unclear whether the next protest will be approved by the police their group has decided to meet and discuss possible scenarios the friend who is being followed by the police joins them by phone. by what is a hole if the police approves a march what should we do. it was so hard just. as promised we are just stories. our members. will. fight to join us for you if it's not approved we'll go through then we better not join in. nothing at
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all finally the rally is approved by the police zach and his friends bring flags and banners they want their group of young people to be visible. they're prepared for any incident. in 2014 when the umbrella movement blocked hong kong streets for weeks they were too young to participate now is their time. i thought that was. on the 4th i think. it soon becomes clear that it will be very crowded they decide to stick together so they can leave quickly if things escalate. ah god god god god. god god god all. the bill is seen as a move by the city's probe aging establishment to allow china a closer grip on the city people demand the resignation of chief executive kerry
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lamb who they see as too cozy with the communist party. was promised her oh my god. i thought. i almost all color is that off by that. carried out. by. the fact i doubt i was running grandmother or got robbed i organizers estimate that 2000000 people have joined this sunday and although police put the number at much lower it's clearly one of the biggest demonstrations in the city's history. the government's initial response to the protests has further triggered people's anger a few days ago police fired massive amounts of tear gas into the crowds rubber
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bullets were used for the 1st time since hong kong was handed over to china by britain. today's march however remains peaceful. some of the protesters have camped outside hong kong's parliament they have occupied the area in front of the building and vow to stay until the bill. is fully withdrawn zakk hesitates at 1st technically this is an illegal assembly but it's also exciting. i. in an attempt to appease the protests chief executive kerry lamb has announced postponement of the bill but that is not enough for the protesters they want it to be withdrawn entirely. i took it care of those things that are against really i thought so much paul i feel. like
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i exam week is not over yet zach also has some more exams coming up i was time let me talk to the crowd 1st it's really you know just overall effect i think the fact that. joshua long the leader of the 2014 umbrella movement protest has been just released from a month long jail term that morning. cut off up by i hope everybody understands that i will need some time to catch up with these developments i have not even had time to change i'm still wearing the t. shirt and the underwear i was wearing when i was sent to jail. and up
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i. i i i think after josh well juan's appearance a flurry of activity breaks out protesters decide to march to carry lymes office and demand an answer. zach puts on a t. shirt. cover the school logo on his uniform face masks are a crucial gear for protesters in case of clashes they not only make it harder to identify them but also offer minimal protection against tear gas. or paint was a lot of their lot but the march gets stuck a few meters from the starting point a heavy shower drenches the protesters zack and his friends decide to head back.
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sacks middle class parents prefer to stay out of politics he says that nevertheless they approve of his commitment but they're also worried about his safety and his performance in school. i just thought. oh taste. exactly the this was the right thing i like her oh god right from a high 5 and off they. will live on that. before calling in a day he takes a small stroll in nearby tame our park a green spot that stretches from the parliament to the shore.
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sometimes i come here yes i like that like sunlight yeah. for family day. and my paycheck that. the protests take place amid the skyscrapers that symbolize the city's competitiveness. basically just focus. on our jobs but. this issue really caught that. all last. i'm very tall of. all. being one of them before. the next day things start moving carrie lamb has called
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a press conference. i saw the news that the officer at the fair. you fall off the sheer for her. yeah i think. at this moment if you just make it easier to see what that was. what. the pressure on her has mounted since the big march the world is watching hong kong. i own my nose. to them that's far from enough. i'm not going to see that. i don't urge congress to do their mission that. might
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this day and this let's say. they. have to that. how that their current. law work and. zach and his friends will discuss how to proceed but not right now. i have. their facts but i think it's fair for all of my. exams will soon be over then sakho will be able to dedicate even more time to the protests.
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