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media said eric chen was chosen for the post on the recommendation of hong kong's chief executive terry lam more than 300 people were arrested on wednesday during an unauthorized demonstration pro-democracy activists worry the new security guard could spell the end of hong kong's autonomy. despite the new law and a ban on holding marches during the corona pandemic hundreds of protesters showed up. after a short warning it just took minutes for the police to roll into action. one protester was arrested for holding the hong kong independence flag dozens more were arrested later at a news conference pro-democracy lawmakers found themselves in a peace sign a situation now not allowed to speak english or address the media. i usually say a few words of english today the national community and the media but not by car. because of this law. if i say anything to you. i'll be arrested when i walk out 2. at aflac ceremony earlier in the day the territories leaders mark the 23rd anniversary of its return to chinese control after british rule. chief executive carol lam hailed the new law as the most imp

democracy deferred elections in hong kong are delayed for a year chief executive terry lam says a surge in corona virus cases is the reason. and we follow a coronavirus task force in israel and look at efforts to contain cope with $191.00 of the country's major hotspots. i mean use of thanks for joining us we start in the united states where president donald trump said he's considering banning the popular video app tick-tock from the country reports indicate he's also considering the option of forcing the apps owner chinese firm bite them to sell it microsoft is reportedly in talks to acquire tech talks u.s. operations american officials say tick-tock could pose a national security threat amid concerns that china could access the data it collects. here's what donald trump had to say. we're looking at a tick tock we may be bending take stock we may be doing some other things here government option but a lot of things happening so we'll see what happens but we are looking at a lot of alternatives with respect to that. now let's bring in our business correspondent yes quota in new york so

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democracy deferred elections in hong kong are delayed for a year chief executive terry lam says a surge in coronavirus cases is the reason.

lam -- --rom terry carrie lam saying the city will allow civil servants flexibility on working hours.urged companies to let staff work from home so all of this will take effect this wednesday. this third wave seems more serious from the first and second. ong kong reported 41 cases monday, another record daily high. about half of those are previous clusters but the other half is the most concerning. these are coming from unknown origins so that suggests there are hidden chains of transmission that have been circulating in hong kong for some time as people return to work and social activities. compared to the numbers and the rest of the world, it does not seem a lot, but the total tally now is about 1500 cases in the city of more than 7 billion people. the city reported its eighth death. the department of health saying the containment strategy alone may not be enough to slow down the spread of the infection at this stage and senior government officials are very concerned about the situation now. shery: and the prospects might have brightened a little bit for those casino stops in macau