camps the people. steal. cars. to find someone. to take. since december 23rd. this is the the avenues a shot coming up 10000 telegraph rounds in just 6 months that's what police have fired into protesters but what effect is that gas having on the residents we speak to a mother who says it's the children that are in the firing line plus. 2 ways of making the protest. singapore's and now have a small system that makes crossing the street less stressful. and in bangkok a creative way to make the traffic stop have to grow crossings.

i'm going to welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us the fold of tear gas has become a defining picture of hong kong over the past 6 months more than 10000 drones have been fired by police against pro-democracy protesters over a 6 month period that amounts to around $55.00 rounds fired every day rounds that have caused stinging skin rushers breathing difficulties and those are just some no one affects us president donald trump has now signed a bill that prohibits the export of u.s. made gas shells to hong kong police but will that have an effect on a force that is already beginning to buy tear gas from the chinese mainland it's an open question what is not is the impact the constant firing of tear gas is having

on the residents of hong kong even those who did not participate in the protests themselves. when kathy ju and patricia levy rented their green room apartment in hong kong suburb of 2 months the 2 roommates how did was a good deal price was reasonable and the building in good shape but now they wish they had never moved here come along they are my nose off an itch is in my skin feels itchy and dry i feel very uncomfortable and i have diarrhea that usually lasts for a few days. and he'd go to the toilet a few times every night i hold hold hold out come out not kathy things that it is a consequence of the g a guys don't moan has become one of the hot spots of hong kong's protests often clashes occur just believes the protestors says the code will be so much i'm going to get. you to that tense atmosphere in the city they do not want to show their face and ask us not to reveal their eone names or say they have not joined any

protests since the peaceful marches in june but that does not save them from the fact. the mood is up then your when they fired tear gas i close all the windows in the doors but i can still smell it and feel uncomfortable the whole shebang. since june the police have fired more than $10000.00 canisters of tear gas chemical irritant that mainly affects the eyes lungs and the skin it's use is prohibited as a chemical weapon in warfare with allowed in riot control although its effects are meant to be temporary there have been case reports of chronic high diseases caused by the chemicals. they were also some cases that they know as much to begin with but after exposure to tear gas some of the protesters actually develop just like symptoms for 2 to 3 years and there they were also cases that people develop chronic eczema to get skin problems going to tartus for

a number of years. while the highest risk lies with frontline protesters and join the list residents have little chance to escape the consequences of tear gas as many protests happening in densely populated areas some logical call it i saw a doctor he asked me where i live and then he said i should consider moving away if i could tell you some sorry you've got both of them plan to stay with relatives for some time but moving home is out of question the landlord would not let them cancel the. continent. for more i'm joined from hong kong by seeding chang an anthropologist and member of the hong kong a mother was anti extradition rally missing welcome your partner for parents group that's collected about 1200 complaints about children being affected by tear gas what exactly are parents some of you what we found was basically how all these

parents believe that that shooter in its health suffered because of contact with tear gas all is remnants and many of them they put it that their children have suffered from different problems including respiratory problems including skin irritation and so on so what we have found is that these parents. very anxious and they have a lot of trouble dealing with that shooter in his health and they believe that that this is what has been caused by gas of course we're not scientists we cannot establish a causal relationship between. the suffering of the children where the actual use of tear gas these concerns that you're raising arm in there they are quite serious have they been addressed at all by the government or even the hong

kong police not at all no in fact the government has refused to release the content the chemical content of tear gas that they're using so we have no way to know what we have been exposed to and a dose of that with been exposed to there are those that are there to make the argument that ms during that if the hong kong police do not use tear gas how do they control these oftentimes of violent demonstrations what would you say to them . well i don't know if you have seen any of the food. police firing tear gas at sometimes empty streets and sometimes it was at residential buildings. it's us so there are a lot of cases in which we have no one does we could not comprehend why the police

using tear gas and also d.m. mounds of tear gas that is being used in one single day on november 12th the police used 2330 canisters on a guest and how hope that was at the university where the students were accused of having an unlawful s.m.b. right so you know if you so many men. proud the couplet cannot comprehend why insult them says such circumstances the police are using the amount of t.r.'s they're using are all still there. our police is equipped with state of the art crowd control technology and they're using a lot of petn a spray. that we each over 10 me tennis and those extremely they they hurt and so the people who would be immediately debilitated dr have to

run away so now in many ways that they that they could use to frighten us to crowds rather than this basically our storm of th ask you know communities you have to remember that we've rigorously never been really not a threat of violence those are developed it is then i will unfortunately after leaving there for the time being thank you so much. thank you. singapore has a reputation of being one of the most free dynamic and business friendly places on earth it's a reputation that belies its aging population problem now officials hope to make the city a global leader in accessibility with the expansion of a smart but restaurant crossing system for its elderly and disabled residents it is a gleaming modern metropolis exploding with life but look a little closer at singapore and the signs of old age start to emerge which is why

the authorities here a trying to slow the city down with 2 speed crossings like these for its aging population. for this to. require more time to cross the road. the concept is simple elderly and disabled residents get an electronic card that buys them an extra starts in seconds to cross the road for those not living life in the fast lane the city can be a tough place to move around. this time is too short. to reach. and. i don't have to run the risk still is a good thing because. there

are around $1000.00 of these green man plus crossings and officials plan to double the number it's part of an initiative to make the city more livable and accessible for its less able residents and without impacting traffic flow or congestion. it's not something that is going to change the world but it's an important step in allowing for people especially older persons where we worry about them being quite isolated in their homes to get out and do things for themselves but for those benefiting it's a step in the right direction and with a little less of the anxiety that comes with modern city living. and reducing the anxiety of those crossing the street is that in another modern city bangkok famous for drivers who don't stop for pedestrians a group of volunteers is now hoping to brush away the problem with a little creativity. they say let it can change its spots but what about his

imprint stripes a group of volunteers in bangkok could trying it out giving any perspective to an old idea it's hope things looking blocks will stop speedy drivers in their tracks. so what we have a huge number of zebra crossings but i feel that we're ignoring them because when we drive we see them but we don't stop even though the roads are not only for vehicles they're for people to cross to so since there's ever a crossings are not respected by drivers we want to rebuild awareness of what's important or important in one of the world's most congested cities being a pedestrian in bangkok can be tricky 90 percent of people surveyed say they don't feel safe crossing the road the reason they say drive is simply don't stop. so these road safety activists took matters into their own.

somebody in a car i think it's a good idea when i look at it it looks like people are levitating above the road it attracts my attention and i think the children like to walk over it which makes them feel like they're walking on air i'm alive and i didn't end up looking down when i got a yeah. i hope it'll catch on the group have 3 more tests crossings to kind of hold the project is reviewed for government. that's it for they've been always given just from inside the camp was. offered 2 weeks to backstop.

bursts. poetry of speech. words if you can. get those are big changes and most start with small steps but. just tell stories of creating these people and innovative projects around the world . muslim countries such. as the shots and the 1st should be. interactive content teaching the next generation but until the child should. use the channels available people should. and we're determined to get something

human for the next generation gloomily as the environment series of global 3000 on t.w. and online. asian markets were dealt a blow today donald trump decision to sign a bill supporting hong kong's rights sparked warnings of retaliation from beijing what does this mean for a possible u.s. china trade deal. germany faces another bombing shortage of geriatric nurses now the economics ministry wants to attract skilled personnel from vietnam. this is business. as welcome asian stock markets got off to a shaky start today as concerns mount that tensions over hong kong may get in the way of the u.s. china trade deal u.s. president donald trump on wednesday signed into law legislation backing

pro-democracy protesters in hong kong it requires the u.s. state department to monitor hong kong's autonomy to justify favorable u.s. trading terms and also threaten sanctions for human rights violations china's foreign ministry hit back warning of unspecified firm countermeasures that put a lid on a week of gains for asia pacific. it's thanksgiving day in the united states but it's the protesters in hong kong that finally has something to be thankful about long sought after support for their pro-democracy movement finally came from washington a new law requires that a.