addresses the people of east germany in. the mideast tense. clambers german unity journalist. was at the scene. 13 years later he looks back on the. interest and starts december 19th. w. . this is the day after news asia coming up 10000 telegraph rounds in just 6 months that's what police have fired into protesters but what effect is the 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 pedestrian safe singapore's now have a small system that makes crossing the street less stressful. and in bangkok a creative way to make the traffic stop as if the crossings.

i'm going to strategy welcome to do have the news asia it's good to have you with us the fault 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 russia's breathing difficulties and those are just some no one affects u.s. 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 fighting 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 by 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 of kathy things that it is a consequence of the ga ga's to none has become one of the hot spots of hong kong's protests often clashes occur just below their window the light also that usually protesters would set up roadblocks here police would then come to remove them and they fire tear gas to try to catch the protesters says the couple they seem likely

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 ian names but will say they have not joined any protests since the peaceful marches in june but that does not save them from the effects. of the movies up then you're when they fire tear gas i close all the windows and 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 theologies lungs and the skin it's use is prohibited as a chemical weapon in warfare and in louden riot control although its effects are meant to be temporary to have been case reports of chronic eye diseases caused by the chemical. they were also some cases that they know it's much to begin with but after exposure to tear gas some of the protest has actually developed to spread

like symptoms for 2 to 3 years today there were also cases that people develop crumley eczema to get skin problems going to tartus for a number of years. while the highest risk lies with from planned protest is enjoying a list residents have little chance to escape the consequences of tear gas as many protests happening in densely populated areas yes i'm a logical call if 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 say uganda most of them plan to stay with relatives for some time but moving home is out of the question the landlord would not let them cancel their contract. 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 to your part of her 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 its remnants and many of them reported that their children have suffered from different problems including respiratory problems including skin irritation is and so on so what we have found is that these parents at 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 and there they are quite serious and have they been addressed at all by the government or even the hong kong produce 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 that dosage that with been exposed to there are those the tools are there to make the argument that ms during that if the hong kong police do not use tear gas out of their control or these oftentimes a 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 gas and how hope that was at the university where the students were accused of having an unlawful s.m.b. right so i don't know if you so many men. proud the cup like cannot comprehend why insult them so such circumstances the police are using the amount of t.r.'s they're using also. our police is equipped with state of the art crowd control technology and they're using a lot of pack a spray. that we each over 10 me tennis and those

extremely they they hurt and so the people would be immediately to follow tainted right have to run away so there are many ways that they that they could use to try paris to crowds rather than this basically are storm of tear gas you know communities you have to remember that with regard to your neighbor playing really on a kind of violence those are dropped from anything i will unfortunately after leave it 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 estrin 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 are trying to slow the city down with 2 speed crossings like these for aging population. for this to. require more time and how to cross the road. the concept is simple elderly and disabled residents get an electronic card that buys them an extra seconds to cross the road for those not living life in the fast lane the city can be a tough place to move around. before. that time is too short. to reach that they get it at the end. i don't have to run the risk

still is a good thing because it allows me. and the drivers are. 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 elected can't change it spawns what about his imprint stripes a group of volunteers in bangkok could trying it out getting a need to spectators to an old idea it's hope things are looking blocks to 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 the zebra crossings are not respected by drivers we want to rebuild awareness of its importance are 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. oh my god your car i think it's a good idea when i look at it it looks like people i live a taking about 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. when i got. and they hope it'll catch on the group have 3 more test crossings to find before the project is revealed to come. that's it for today versus when i was given just from inside the camp closed off hong kong for take that kind of 1st day which police and to offer the 2 weeks into next to the.

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feel. room in time. travel amazing tight. asian markets were dealt a blow today donald trump's 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. and germany faces an alarming shortage of jury and check notices now the economics ministry wants to attract skilled personnel from did not. 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 says. 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 hong kong must remain autonomous to receive favorable trade status which is help the city become a financial center the chinese government was.