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hong kong security forces are arresting more and more. democratic politicians and journalists who are critical of china. the whole democratic opposition has resigned and increasingly more famous activists such as joshua wong are being given prison sentences. how do the activists in london react to such news from home. nathan law tweets his feelings. it is despairing to witness your dearest friends being imprisoned while you are living in exile yes you have your role overseas yet no matter how hard i work a sense of guilt always haunts me i feel like i owe them something that i cannot repay a speechless night. this is surely a reason why nathan law travels tirelessly throughout europe. here he has become one of the main activists of the democracy for hong kong mission. when china's leadership is on a state visit like here in september in germany nathan law is not far away condemning the chinese regime and supporting local activists. but not written. for him in a some us saying that germany could take the lead to take the sanction of mccann

hong kong's security forces are arresting more and more. democratic politicians and journalists who are critical of china. the whole democratic opposition has resigned and increasingly more famous activists such as joshua wall are being given prison sentences. how do the activists in london react to such news from home. nathan law tweets his feelings. it is despairing to witness your dearest friends being imprisoned while you are living in exile yes you have your role overseas yet no matter how hard i work a sense of guilt always haunts me i feel like i owe them something that i cannot repay a speechless night. this is surely a reason why nathan law travels tirelessly throughout europe. here he has become one of the main activists of the democracy for hong kong mission. when china's leadership is on a state visit like here in september in germany nathan law is not far away condemning the chinese regime and supporting local activists. not written to the foreign minister some also saying that germany could take the lead to take the sanction o

cos you're a hong konger.farfrom opposing it and making a noise about it, you are simply aiding and abetting it? what you just described, did you see it yourself? have you been to xinjiang? i haven't been, but i have close friends who have been to xinjiang for ten years and told me nothing of what you describe is actually true. there is no repression of minorities, definitely no genocide, no forced sterilisation. many individuals, artists, businessmen of uighur descent or other ethnic minorities — they do well. in fact, they are better treated than han people in some ways. you know, i think all that you describe is just drumming up stories. regina ip, we are out of time, but i do thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. thank you. this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at three... covid boosterjabs may be available as early as september, with the over—70s and front—line health workers first in line. lockdown eases in wales — the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its bo

hong kong's security forces are arresting more and more. democratic politicians and journalists who are critical of china. the whole democratic opposition has resigned and increasingly more famous activists such as joshua wong are being given prison sentences. how do the activists in london react to such news from home. nathan law tweets his feelings. it is despairing to witness your dearest friends being imprisoned while you are living in exile yes you have your role overseas yet no matter how hard i work a sense of guilt always haunts me i feel like i owe them something that i cannot repay a speechless night. this is surely a reason why nathan law travels tirelessly throughout europe. here he has become one of the main activists of the democracy for hong kong mission. when china's leadership is on a state visit like here in september in germany nathan law is not far away condemning the chinese regime and supporting local activists. but not written to the foreign minister some also saying that germany could take the lead to take the sancti

hong kong is not without land.just because of the outdated legislature and policies that have been stifling the process. but if we get together, there is nothing we cannot solve. go ahead. stephen: you believe they need to fill in more of the harbor and take back some of the 40% of the land set aside for country park? charles: i don't speak for the specifics. i think everything is on the table, because the problem is resolving the housing issue for hong kong. whether it is reclaiming the harbor, rezoning, or having a codevelopment with china nearby, i think they are all on the table because we want to solve the problem. stephen: when does the party officially launched and will you stand for election if they are delayed past september? we are hearing maybe december of this year. will you have candidates going before the new electoral committee to run for legislative council and potentially even for chief executive carrie lam's term is up? >> we register the party last year and we did not really get exposed until dec

in hong kong, we have people arriving in hong kong for a reason.nt to keep infections out of the city because every time they come into the city, it is a lot of work to deal with them. if we allow vaccinated people in from other parts of the world, if they can be infected because the vaccines are not 100%, if we allow people in who have been vaccinated, that could still pose a risk of bringing in the infection. in hong kong, i'm not sure it's the right thing. in other countries, maybe if they want to reduce the amount of infections coming in, they might go for it. some tourist destinations in europe are already starting that but in hong kong, i don't think it will work out for the reason that we want to keep infections at zero and that is difficult. >> i think we are seeing a similar situation when it comes to that complacency in australia . how important is it to get a population fully vaccinated even when there are very low case numbers, when it comes to economic activity, when it comes to borders being able to reopen? ben: those communities, you

tightening its grip china announces plans for major election reforms in hong kong. come about this and this is all just live from doha also coming up a historic trip pope francis heads to iraq to encourage a dwindling christian population and that concerns over security and the coronavirus pandemic. street battles in senegal protesters are demanding the release of an opposition leader they say is falsely accused of great. living and dying for the job new figures show the global pandemics told on fun plight in health care workers. china's unveiled plans for a major overhaul of hong kong's electoral system then i spent was made joining the national people's congress the country's biggest annual political gathering the proposed changes would allow a pro china election committee to nominate all candidates to hong kong's legislative council the move will effectively stand out any opposition in hong kong's parliament. in his opening speech premier league make a change says china is against any external interference in hong kong's affairs days ngs under international scrut

hong kong's security forces are arresting more and more. democratic politicians and journalists who are critical of china. the whole democratic opposition has resigned and increasingly more famous activists such as joshua long are being given prison sentences. how do the activists in london react to such news from home. nathan law tweets his feelings. it is despairing to witness your dearest friends being imprisoned while you are living in exile yes you have your role overseas yet no matter how hard i work a sense of guilt always haunts me i feel like i owe them something that i cannot repay a speechless night. this is surely a reason why nathan law travels tirelessly throughout europe. here he has become one of the main activists of the democracy for hong kong mission. when china's leadership is on a state visit like here in september in germany nathan law is not far away condemning the chinese regime and supporting local activists. but not written. for him in a some os saying that germany could take the lead to take the sanction of mccann

hong kong's security forces are arresting more and more. democratic politicians and journalists who are critical of china. the whole democratic opposition has resigned and increasingly more famous activists such as joshua long are being given prison sentences. how do the activists in london react to such news from home. nathan law tweets his feelings. it is despairing to witness your dearest friends being imprisoned while you are living in exile yes you have your role overseas yet no matter how hard i work a sense of guilt always haunts me i feel like i owe them something that i cannot repay a speechless night. this is surely a reason why nathan law travels tirelessly throughout europe. here he has become one of the main activists of the democracy for hong kong mission. when china's leadership is on a state visit like here in september in germany nathan law is not far away condemning the chinese regime and supporting local activists. but not written. for him in a some us saying that germany could take the lead to take the sanction of mccann

the united states accuses china of an attack on democracy over beijing's plans to change hong kong's electoral system. this is the world. that's the rallying cry of protestors in senegal on the 3rd day of angry demonstrations over the arrest of an opposition leader. another protesters killed in me in march for the un envoy. against the military's brutal crackdown tell you why these tire tracks on the red planet are a milestone for the mission. but over in the united states has condemned china's proposed new veto power on hong kong selection of politicians they're calling it a direct attack on the territories autonomy beijing revealed the legislation on friday the opening of its largest political meeting the national people's congress the changes would effectively dismantle hong kong's opposition by allowing the chief executive to appoint members of parliament in line with a beijing appointed committee bronze when speaking to opposition leaders in hong kong about the challenges they say they won't give up without it. no kin hey represents what's left of a once thriving opposition part

the united states accuses china of an attack on democracy 'd of a beijing's plans to change hong kong electoral system. and joe hockey want to come out santa maria this is the world news from al-jazeera . protesters face off once again with the security forces in may and mark while the u.n. envoy urges swift action against the military's brutal crackdown. that's the rallying cry of protestors in senegal on the 3rd day of angry demonstrations over the arrest of an opposition leader. have a look at these tire tracks on the red planet's tell you why there's such a milestone for the mission to mars. the united states has condemned china's proposed new veto powers on hong kong selection of politicians calling it a direct attack on the territories autonomy beijing revealed the legislation on friday at the opening of its largest political meeting the national people's congress changes that would effectively dismantle hong kong's opposition by allowing the chief executive to appoint members of parliament in line with the beijing appointed committee. has been speaking to opposition leaders in

patriot rule in hong kong is nothing new.nced by mr deng xiaoping repeatedly in the 1980s. a patriot is simply somebody who welcomes hong kong's reunification with china, and who respects the country and will not do anything to undermine the stability and prosperity of hong kong. as simple as that. if i may say so, is there...? is there not a very important distinction between the notion of a patriot that is somebody who accepts chinese sovereignty and who also plays great store by the basic law that was implemented when hong kong was returned to china in 1997, and is loyal to the concept of hong kong being a special autonomous region... that is one version of patriotism. your version seems to be not so much that, but much more about plain and simple loyalty to the communist party. and to many people that is not patriotism at all. well, i think you misinterpreted me. there is no conflict between the definition of patriotism that i put forward and the idea of respecting china's sovereignty and upholding our separate systems. b

crackdown on political dissent in hong kong. we will stay true to the letter and the spirit of the principle of one country 2 systems under which the people of hong kong administer hong kong with a high degree of autonomy we will improve the relevant systems and mechanisms of the special administrative region ensure the enforcement of mechanisms to safeguard national security we will resolutely guard against and deter external forces interference in the affairs of hong kong ok let's get more from katrina you in beijing that's premier league pitching this saying that they would stay true to the letter and spirit of one country 2 systems for the people of hong kong have a high degree of autonomy but in reality it doesn't seem as though these new moves are going to bring that in. no not at all and we're saying that this national people's congress is really about the communist party using this opportunity this annual event to showcase its strength and its control over its territory in these this move in hong kong is just a part of t

hong kong banks among them.onomic outlook in the possibility of rate hikes. we are keeping an eye on the -- there you have it. faang stocks in hong kong. boc down by 9/10 of 1%. let's take a look at where commodities are right now. and focus is oil as we had closer to 65 bucks per barrel. jp morgan coming out to say that brent is forecast to rise by 2-3 dollars per barrel on that opec decision. rishaad: absolutely. that's all down to that opec was meeting. the cartel surprising traders by agreeing to oil output unchanged for now. our guest joins us from singapore. i suppose the surprise was that there was no surprise. was that the key takeaway? >> i think that decision was deftly a surprise. if you look at the price action, it was really quite impressive. brent futures stirred. oil prices are extending games -- gains in asian trading. a selloff right now across risk assets. oil traders -- in the run-up to the meeting, many investors were expecting the opec-plus to return some barrels to the market. producers wou

does that include hong kong yoga what is -- hong kong?rspective. >> the number is unsure. i do think as he mentioned, china is very important for us. starting from a lower base. >> is there a number you have right now? >> there is a number, but let's -- for right now. invest heavily in the market. the second largest economy in the world. we are 51% now. he mentioned and i mention we will try to get a 100% as soon as practical. but also, we are investing in the rest of asia as well. topline growth for the region has been close to 24%. last year, almost 20% of the group's revenue. this is where the group is counting on the growth. haidi: the credit suisse asia-pacific ceo speaking exclusively to haslinda amin. is the exclusive tv partner for the asian investment conference. take a look at the day ahead for south korea. president moon jae-in will receive his first astrazeneca shot as he tries to ease concern about safety. plus, north korea's jim juncker -- kim jong-un ones deeper ties with china to combat quote, hostile forces. lender mufg i

and let's bring in phoebe hong now who's standing by for us in hong kong phebe you're you're in front of the courthouse tell us a little bit more about what's going on right now. i have been staying outside the courtroom for a home morning and there are hundreds of supporters of the opposition figures present here today they were trying to line up trying to get into the courtroom to support their opposition figures and hear that case but apparently that was not enough to cater to all the supporters so many of them just stay outside of. the line of the queue even nearly surrounding that blocked off the courtroom so the turnout is pretty pretty impressive fly given the fact that we haven't seen such a scene of protest. especially since the imposition of the national security law and the charges you know that these individuals are facing are conspiracy to commit subversion how serious is this and what is the potential punishment for it. what their fans under the new sweeping national security law could mean life imprisonment maximum so is a really heavy census that could possibly facing

on hong kong.

statements, about hong kong. that hong kong is a free and open society.t is a very important factor to bear in mind. after the passing of the national security law, the society has reverted into a rational, inclusive and very peaceful society, so people can enjoy the rights, so i would say please look at the actual facts and then see what is happening in hong kong. >> why does hong kong need electoral change? if you look at it, the facts are there is no more pan-democrats in the legislative council. there is no more technically opposition party in the legislative council. why does hong kong need reform? >> well, the experiences of hong kong have range from what i think has been described in 2003, 2012 and 2015, 2016, 2019, all this happenings has really exposed hong kong into a place that might endangering the electoral system and the overall political structure of hong kong, and it is for that reason that there is need for some changes, and of course when we are looking at changes we're looking at improvement because what is being dealt with by the natio

kong people administering hong kong. you know also announced it will boost defense spending by nearly 7 percent. there were other sam parliament is also expected to discuss environmental issues and social development over the next week . and for more on this i'm joined by journalist mathias bolinger who is standing by for us in beijing and mathias we have to just mention for context last year this national people's congress imposed a national security law on hong kong that has led led to dozens of arrests in the region tell us now reforming the electoral system is in focus what does that mean well in the past or until now beijing hired a mechanism. tightly controlled who can be their chief executive and who can be in the government off on call but. it also is sure the majority for the beijing come in the legislature but the opposition always was able to gain quite a few seats in the legislature and use of course the legislature to promote their own political goes beijing has now driven out the opposition come out of the

this draft law one lawmaker currently in hong kong said this was major surgery on hong kong. system now china for its part saying that all it's doing is maintaining the one country 2 systems policy and ensuring stability what they want to do the core of its goal is to ensure that all of those holding public office in hong kong all loyal to the chinese communist party will be forced also to pledge allegiance to beijing when they hold office but of course of many disagree with this wristing many rights groups many western governments have come down on china saying that these are simply moves crushing the democratic freedoms that were promised to the territory during the handover from the u.k. to china saying that it would have had these freedom for another 50 years but indeed we're seeing with this n.b.c. hong kong being brought one step closer to resembling any other mainland china province are true folks that true either. the fight to free senegal's leading opposition figure has taken a violent turn 2 protesters have been killed in battles with police there the 1st deaths in

kong people administering hong kong. in hong kong that process has already begun most recently with 47 pro-democracy politicians and activists detained on trumped up charges of state subversion simply for holding primaries during last year's local elections. the families collapsed and i too remember hearing as 47 opposition figures probably meant it in custody. and unprecedented scene thursday in hong kong many are you action hopefuls other pro-democracy cam targeted under the national security law because they took part in an unofficial primary last year. this is not the only bombshell to hit in recent days beijing is over the whole idea of his most democratic city to only. patriots to run for public office. also be given to a committee controlled by beijing to. kerry low and opposition district councillor bettis probation protests are in 2019 has come 1000090 percent of the seats and had hoped to sustain the protest movement but now he says running for elections is no longer an option for him. you know russian could be

last year it got knocked off by singapore and hong kong officials promised hong kong would be back one american think tank that runs that list basically said, you guys are not in charge anymore. it is beijing. and chinese officials who are in charge. you guys don't really have a say in terms of that anymore and you will have to run everything by beijing, and beijing can implement whatever policies they want. now hong kong is lumped in with china and has fallen down the list quite dramatically. ha our senior reporter ian marlowe with the latest on hong kong. oil prices jumping up to opec-plus, surprising the market by keeping a tight lid on output. we will have all of the details next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ shery: here is a check of the latest business flash headlines. boeing is set to be seeking a new for billion-dollar revolving credit facility from a group of lenders led by citibank. . the plane maker has leaned heavily on banks for financing over the past year amid the slowdown in travel, the grounding of the 737 max, and now flaws on the 787 dreamliner. the plane maker has the op

adrian brown there with all the reaction from hong kong for us thanks so much. so ahead here on al-jazeera we say to america help is on the way they nearly 2 trillion $1.10 relief bill passes its final hurdle in the u.s. congress offering financial help to millions of americans. and the environmental effects of private 19 white activists in the u.k. people to switch from displays of mosques to reuse of old face coverings. for the perfect. sponsored plan qatar airways how i would have some fire to dry weather across japan recently but that is all set to change we got an area close pushing out of eastern china it'll make its way towards japan as we go through the next couple days at the moment got a big area of high pressure keeping it settled and sunny it will just get nudged out of the way so wetter weather coming in across the korean peninsula pushing into q 2 into much of honshu by the really going downhill as we go through friday add on into saturday where that rain will set and it will be very heavy at times that could lead to some localized flooding much of

kong people administering hong kong. also announced it will boost defense spending by nearly 7 percent the parliament is also expected to discuss environmental issues and social development over the next week. if you double your correspondent in hong kong has more for us last year in this very congress and posed a highly controversial national security law on hong kong this year china is planning to overhaul the city's legislature what will these changes mean for hong kong or the most controversial measure of this election reform is that beijing is setting up a new screening mccandless them to decide a candidacy of the local that's just a teacher so of though our whole goal is to enjoy a wrecked democracy not the food the mako see ever but. do want to take in this control to to make sure that both the administrative and the legislative branch under its control so under the new proposal. at the moment as the chief executive is. an election committee which is dominated by probation speakers in the future that election come

hong kong and macau affairs office of china is having its conference on hong kong.e are hearing china will not be allowing anti-china forces do have seats. this is according to -- the one country to systems policy will not be changed. the overhaul of fundamental solution to ensure hong kong security is up to chinese lawmakers to approve this -- the extensive overall. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: hsbc bosses have been forced to defend bonus cuts to unhappy investment bankers. let's get details from our china finance ceo -- editor jonah byrd. jonas, is there a sense of how much these bonuses are being cut? >> overall, the overall pool was down 50% for 2020. we are hearing that even bankers who have done well and met their targets, some of them are seeing cuts and bonuses. it is particularly senior bankers who are faring worse and we are hearing some of the junior staff will actually get some bonuses for their performances. it was obviously a tough year for hsbc. the trading and investment banking division was the only major division at the bank that sought increase i

news hour live from our headquarters here and coming up in the next 60 minutes tightening its grip on hong kong china is to expand its veto power in deciding just who can run for elections. a historic trip pope francis heads to iraq to support one of the world's oldest and most persecuted christian community its. security forces in myanmar are accused of issuing death threats to protest as one tick tock the video sharing app says it's removing content that incites violence. 'd 6 street battles and senegal protesters are demanding the release of an opposition leader they say is accused of rape. and the school itself america's football thought is look to solve the continent's woke up call find the european clubs unlikely to release a jew to corner virus concerns and quarantine mr actions. now and china has unveiled plans to the whole hong kong electoral system allowing beijing veto power over just who can run for the legislative council how about announcement was made during the national people's congress. the country's biggest annual political gathering the proposed changes would mean a pro

beijing has taken a controversial power to push there actually phone for hong kong by bypassing hong kong slow costantini so a new macand a new factoring organization will be set up to screen all candidacy of the major local election in hong kong. and beijing's proposal also gives greater power to the actual commentary which is largely stacked 3 po beijing papers so that electoral comedies was originally only responsible for paying for picking the except maybe in hong kong but in the future more beijing loyalist will be added to that committee and they will also be in charge for the side to the side of candidates and also some of the winners of hong kong locals are just h. or so although they thought he said that the size and composition of the electoral committee and home calls me parliaments will be expanded but it actually is. more difficult threshold for the opposition time to become canada's and not to mention the run for to do win the election in the future what we mentioned that beijing says that it wants to ensure that only quote patriots run hong kong in the future so how wi

british judges have continued to sit in hong hong kong, and the chinese government continued to pointm is valid and independent. increasingly repressive legislation and arrests hundred, what is her majesty's government view of the appropriateness? the law imposes real questions from the rule of law and the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms. it's therefore right that the supreme court continues to assess the situation in hong kong and is doing so in direct discussion with the government. the government has in the lastl month announced asset freezes and travel bans and government figures following the military coup last month. - why aren't we doing at least as much in response - to the abuses by - china and hong kong? sanctions will come and must come, and when they do, - will he agree it won't be a moment too early. - the minister wouldn't comment on sanctions, a process known as designating an individual or country. i can't speculate but i do share the view that sanctions are important. may i ask the minister what is his assessment of the indications of national security e

for the china forces in hong kong to seize control of the hong kong as they are. and for more on this i'm joined by journalist mathias bowling there who is standing by for us in beijing and mathias we have to just mention for context last year this national people's congress imposed a national security law on hong kong that has led led to dozens of arrests in the region tell us now reforming the electoral system is in focus what does that mean. well in the past or until now beijing hired a mechanism which tightly control who can be their chief executive and who can be in the government of hong kong but. it also is sure the majority for the probe aging come in the legislature but the opposition always was able to gain quite a few seats in the legislature and use of course the legislature to promote their own political goes beijing has now driven out the opposition come out of the legislature that means they have disqualified some of the ledges laid his and then the others resigned saying they would not be part of a parliament that would not repress and vote his wil

kong which is hong kong's parliament now many people in hong kong already contributing criticism to this draw floor one room make it currently in hong kong said this was may just surgery on hong kong system now china for its part saying that all it's doing is maintaining the one country 2 systems policy and ensuring stability what they want to do the core of its goal is to ensure that all of those holding public office in hong kong a loyal to the chinese communist party and they'll be forced also to pledge allegiance to beijing when they hold office but of course of many disagree with this missing many rights groups many western governments have come down on china saying that these are simply moves crushing the democratic freedoms that were promised to the territory during the handover from the u.k. to china 2 protesters have been killed in fighting between police and supporters of senegal's opposition leader the deaths. been so includes arrests 2 days ago protests began wednesday when some group was ju-ju here in court on rape charges which he denies. the un wants to investigate wh

that turned sentiment around here in hong kong the moment. >> on the competitiveness of the hong kongt and the unique position we are in. say, for example, people were interested in our market, or eyeing the mainland economy and mainland companies? and if international institutions want to put their money into chinese companies, here is the preferred choice? haslinda: that is from our big interview which we will bring to you soon, the hong kong financial secretary paul chan joins us to discuss the budget and decision to introduce the first stockmp duty hike in decades. rishaad: let's keep straight to market action and bring in morningside director of asian equity research. lorraine, how would you characterize the condition various markets are in at the moment? the bond markets are boiling. other asset classes last week. could be seeing more of the same right now. are we at some sort of inflection point in your view? >> i think it just reflects the fact that markets are fairly valued. and that since there is a lot of uncertainty, a lot more risks that are being built and i think that i

accuses china of an attack ultimate chrissie or her beijing's plans to overhaul hong kong's electoral system. and communities in rural south africa's say they're being left behind and it's with 19 vaccination trying. pope francis is expected in the ancient iraqi city of well he'll address an interfaith meeting in the last hour he met with iraq's top shia muslim cleric on the 2nd day of his historic visit to the country the meeting with grand ayatollah sistani was held in the city of najaf the heads of the roman catholic church as the 1st pope to travel to iraq wife now to a summer binge of 80 joins us from. a summer just talk us through the significance of this me. well this was history in the making the 1st time the leader of the roman catholic church has met the highest religious authority. in iraq this is a meeting which was anticipated for decades and now finally it is up and the pope made the defining. trip to words his house on 4 of those leaders in prayer how could they. be shy and give the message that they will do all that they can for the for their followers and try and prom

in hong kong and shanghai.na's exports surged in the first two months of the year, reflecting strong overseas demand for goods. however, the figures were skewed by last year's low base during the pandemic lockdown. shipments jumped 60% in dollar terms in the january and february period, while about the 40% estimate in a bloomberg survey. imports rose 22% on the year, also beating expectations. china is one in the u.s. to reject the previous administration's policy on taiwan, calm the recent, more high-profile ties dangerous. the foreign minister says beijing's claim on the island are an insurmountable redline with no room for debate. the u.s. has no official relations with taiwan, but trump's administration officials visited taipei in a public show of support. >> the one china principle is the foundation of the china u.s. relationship, an insurmountable redline. there's no room for compromise or concession on taiwan, and we urge the new u.s. administration to understand the sensitivity of the issue and move awa

could be arrested on site once they touched ground in hong kong. >> .. i know the brits took a lot of refugees in. i wish they had been more vocal about how this violated their long-standing treaty and unfortunately the treaty did not have any enforcement mechanisms, if there was a violation of it. and then i would take you, not too far from there, they can do this in taiwan as well. what we are seeing now is the militarization of the taiwan straits in the south china sea building artificial i own. president she's worldview is that democracy is weak and that dictatorships are strong and that he is more effective and he wants to take china back to like imperial china and that would include the territory of that so he rightfully sees the areas in the south china sea, hong kong and taiwan all of that is rightfully theirs and it is a matter of time before, you know we could see more aggressive and we are already seeing provocative moves in the taiwan straits and also the aggressive nature by which the patrol the south china sea and create these artificial --

investment funds is obviously a concern for hong kong, but in the short-term, people invest in hong kong around the world, and they are enmeshed here because they like the companies we have listed here. they get some exposure to china and the growth that has come to china over the last 10 years and the growth they are looking forward to in the next 20 years. in the short term, unless there is something dramatic that changes, we might see a curtailment from the u.s. if they continue putting sanctions on but we are still a global investment center. we are not just u.s. centric. haidi: in that sense, do you see hong kong and regulators meeting to work much harder, and how much of a disappointment is it to lose that crown jewel of ant financial -- not lose it, but it just has not happened. andrew: it's key. the key to any market is how much do people want to invest in those companies? and that is really what drives people. for hong kong, you know, the action on the mainland, all its actions on the mainland, because a lot of the companies list here are chinese companies, and what the hang sen

anita: we are in hong kong and we are talking about a hong kong stock market, so we think in the hongex, the hang seng index, we need to preserve the elements. when you think about the hong kong companies, basically it is quite technical, but the principal is that we look at the hong kong companies, but they have the major business presence, they wanted to see the china stocks. >> i can give you a few examples of hong kong stocks, a lot of these are founded and hong kong listed for a very long time, now they have their main businesses on the mainland. are you looking at the way you change the mainland companies? anita: defining a company as a hong kong company is not something new to us. we have had this in place in 20 years. we will try to see the contributions from hong kong to china, so you can imagine that they were forming different to consider. >> i have to also go back to your roots. you guys obviously have an adage when it comes to hong kong representation and marketeer as well. the decision to increase the minimum exposure of hong kong stocks to the index, was that a commerci

, two system formula -- hong kong's freedoms would be preserved.eve that has been broken. >> if they are going to impose a system on hong kong whereby my party or other pro-democracy people will not be free to take part in elections and to be elected and to carry out their duties with dignity, independently and free, then, that one country two system is over. >> the harder hong kong's pro-democracy movement has fought the more china has tightened its grip. under a new national security law dozens of politicians and activists were rounded up in dawn raids in january and now face life in prison. the latest measures attempt to tame hong kong sometimes unruly parliament. already stacked heavily in favor of beijing, in future a committee will be able to disqualify any candidate deemed "not patriotic enough." there has been plenty of moments in recent years where observers have proclaimed the death of hong kong. few can doubt the symbolism of what is happened in beijing. delegates -- rubberstamping a decision to insist that hong kong's politicians show t

kong suspended hong kong's oldest a typical show headline up after accusations of insult. in the police and in january pro-democracy website h.k. chronicles was blocked well these moves have unsettled some international news organizations the new york times moved its asia digital hub and a 3rd of its hong kong staff to south korea's capital seoul let's bring in tom grundy he's editor in chief and co-founder of hong kong free press he joins us via skype from hong kong tom great to have you back on the program how much is this case against bow really all about press freedoms in the struggle to maintain an independent press in what is the onslaught from china's new security law well as you say bad choice pleaded not guilty today to obtaining these are vehicle license plate accords when she was looking to identify potential suspects over this 2019 mob attack they're only meant to be used for legal proceedings because sales and traffic related matters but the fact is this does raise questions about government transparency when it comes to data and potential legal terrorism when

also coming up, china tightens its grip on hong kong. beijing imposing fresh reforms imposing who can run for the city's parliaments, saying it wants to see patriots governing. critics see this as a final blow to democracy. and not enough money. an international donor conference to raise funds for the millions of syrians during starvation -- and during starvation and poverty falls well short of its target. and activists -- the number of women being killed by their partners or exes is on the rise here. dw newset a svivor wh says the justice system is failing. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. tonight, germany is holding the use of astrazeneca's coronavirus vaccine for people under 60. it says it will now only administer the vaccine to people 60 and older. the sudden decision was announced after chancellor angela merkel and the country's health minister convened an emergency meeting earlier today and comes amid fresh concerns over unusual blood clots reported

is accusing china of an attack on democracy over beijing's plans to change hong kong's electoral system. the rallying cry of protesters in senegal on the 3rd day of demonstrations over the arrest of an opposition leader in the ancient city state in religious significance because where pope francis will hold interfaith dialogue on his visit to iraq. starting with me and i were anti coup protesters are again defying the military crackdown large crowds have gathered in several cities one person killed in the demonstrations in fact on friday when also a united nations envoy urged the divided security council to take swift action against the military's brutal crackdown. the magic had to change spades reports from new york. in the last weeks the u.n. estimates around 50 people to be killed by the military in myanmar the u.n. special envoy christine seana bergen believes that after the coup people were looking to the united nations for help the envoy said that the people of myanmar including committed civil servants or the real heroes and protectors of the nation's democratic progress but she

the latest measures attempt to tame hong kong's sometimes unruly parliament. any candidate deemed not patriotic enough. there's been plenty of moments in recent years when observers have proclaimed the death of hong kong, but few can doubt the symbolism of what's just happened here in beijing with delegates dutifully rubber—stamping a decision to insist that hong kong's politicians show the same loyalty — and notjust to flag or country, but some senior officials have suggested to the communist party, too. in the end, it's the massive popular backing for democratic reform that's probably spooked beijing more than any violence. even hong kongers supportive of china appear to admit the ideal of democracy has now been dropped. ..democratic system has no intrinsic value unless it can deliver good outcomes. and we have had 23 years of experiments with democracy. the outcomes are far from satisfactory. we are underperforming. with the voting over, china's parliament drew to a close. short on dissent, long on applause, it offers a vision of hong kong's political futur

kong people administering hong kong. in hong kong that process has already begun most recently with 47 pro-democracy politicians and activists detained on trumped up charges of state subversion simply for holding primaries during last year's local elections. families. to remember hearing as 47 opposition figures for remanded in custody for subversion and unprecedented scenes thursday in hong kong many are you action hopefuls other pro-democracy camm targeted under the national security law because they took part in an unofficial primary last year. this is not the only political bombshell to hit home call in recent days beijing is over the whole idea of his most democratic city to only allow so-called patriots to run for public. new power also be given to a comedy controlled by beijing to swing care than just a chair. kerry low and opposition district councillor betis probation protests are in 2019 has come 1000090 percent of the seats and had hoped to sustain the protest movement for now he says running for elections is