they say carrie lam section is too little too late. shery: it was all about k anditics, both in the u hong kong. we saw a risk on sentiment across the board with the dow caning -- gaining almost 240 points. the nasdaq up 1%. tech shares leading the gains. they were the biggest losers in the last session. we have the energy sector in -- section gaining ground. we had the dollar falling the most since june. it was all risk on and the geopolitical tensions subsided. not a lot happening with u.s. futures. let's get you across some breaking news on the terminal. we have july's current account of numbers from south korea coming in at a surplus of 6.95 billion dollars. the current account for south korea in july. this as expectations grow for further easing from the bank of korea. let's see how things are shaping up. they were pointing higher as we had the wall street gains. what are you seeing? sophie: pictures are set to track the gains we saw on wall street. about .201 percent. futures posting higher although we may see some weakness given

the city ‘s leader carrie lam dismissed them.ven more violent means of opposing the proposal. a political crisis continued to deteriorate. and still the government refused to officially withdraw the extradition bill. then a humiliating climbdown. the government will formally withdraw the bill in order to fully allay public concerns. the secretary for security will move a motion according to the rules of procedure when the legislative council resumes. fellow citizens, lingering violence is damaging the very foundations of our society. especially the rule of law. the motion must be passed in octoberfor the bill to be officially shelved. but it is almost certain to do so. chief executive also said that she and other ministers would open up channels of dialogue and would invite a panel of experts to conduct some form of study. this is being seen some form of study. this is being seen here as in all of branch delivered by the hong kong government on the orders of beijing with the hard—line approach failing to ta ke with the hard—line

what do you think about carrie lam withdrawing the extradition bill? one of those things i would as part of the geopolitical backdrop. , and i think that if this is a ray of hope coming out of hong kong, that's a good thing, but not sure this can be extrapolated further. thanks so much, richard jones joining us from the markets live team for the latest on which there is plenty, looking at the the government. we've sort of seen it coming from having to wait -- coming, haven't we? let's take it up on the hong kong news. annmarie: i'm looking at all of the european companies that have any exposure to hong kong because they are certainly moving. let's kick off with swatch up nearly 5%. just yesterday, rbc lowered its price targets every shot, saying it's too exposed. kering also to the upside, this is the company behind gucci. a.h as well, even so for the makeup shot is also getting quite the bounds. and then there are financials and insurance players. hsbc is up nearly 2.5%. standard chartered heavily exposed by 3%. from what we have been seeing in hong k

how has carrie lam's job changed? because the gap between the rich and the poor and pro-democracy and pro-establishment camp has widened. carrie lam is the fourth chief executive since the handover in 1977. in first governor resigned 2003 and 2004 after half a million people took to the road test of this amendment to the national security law. jail convicted of financial crimes. the next one was vilified because he was responsible for the umbrella movement. now you have carrie lam probably even more vilified for this extradition bill. tom: a wonderful history lesson. mike gallagher thank you for being with us through the hour. haveese comments we translated, framed them to friday, saturday and sunday. can we make a judgment on protests moving forward to this weekend? mike: i think a lot of the protest leaders and protesters are -- >> i think a lot of protest leaders and protesters are parsing her words. be enough towill pacify or alleviate concerns that have built up in society. they have five main demand. the top of

carrie lam shot that down.d we already have a panel in place to investigate police brutality, or alleged police offenses. keep in mind, that existing panel is run by the police. protests are saying how can we get a fair assessment and a fair judgment? that is why there have been strong reactions. she shot that down, but they will be pushing for that as well as universal suffrage, the overarching demand. vonnie: thank you for that lively report. that is stephen engle in hong kong. it is time for our stock of the hour. looking at british retailer marks and spencer, shares rising despite the companies relegation from the ftse 100. despite the share rise today, that is nothing compared to how shares of formed over the past year, down 30% over the past year and the market cap of marks & spencer has shrunk to 3.7 billion pounds, below the threshold for inclusion in the u.k. blue-chip index. official announcement is not expected until later this evening, but it looks like marks spencer will fall out of the ftse 100 fo

they said carrie lam's retreat was too little too late.hery: we have coverage throughout daybreak of these developing political stories. sebastian is following the brexit saga in london and what is next for boris johnson's plan to leave the u.k. out of the eu following defeat in parliament. first, let's get you started with a quick check of how markets closed the wednesday session in the u.s. it was all about geopolitics. less risk in hong kong and the u.k.. nasdaq bothand gaining. tech shares rebounded leading gains. they were the biggest losers in yesterday's session. energy sectorhe being a big gainer as crude prices rallied above $56 a barrel. fed speak asof well today. the fed president of new york down in minneapolis as well as many others talking about the fed action in september. a little bit of divergent views. we will try to explain what all of that means for the markets later on in the show. for now, you have futures not doing much. let's see how we are setting up in asia. are looking at modest gains potentially for asian stocks

how did carrie lam's first dialogue go?phen: she is meeting with what many in the audience were -- some were even wearing their masks. there were 150 people in the audience in this town hall session last night so she did meet them face-to-face and that has been one of the biggest criticisms of carrie lam over the several months situation, if you want to call it that, which has devolved into violence on the streets. steadfast inetty her insistence that the other four main demands of the protesters are not realistic to meet, however, she did say the entire unrest is caused by the governments work in amending the extradition model. she took that upon herself. the extradition bill was -- the government tried to fast-track it through the legislative council earlier this year. that was met with stiff resistance within the legislative chamber itself and it morphed onto the streets and then the several months she did not withdraw it officially, that led to more anger on the streets. to went on to say we want make it clear there is

have it -- carrie lam had simply withdrawn the bill in june? absolutely. if she went out and withdrew it, nothing would've happened in the past three months. we in these three months, realized that unless we have reverse off a suffrage, we will always have constant encroachment on our freedom. and this is why this is the war of last straw that we must continue our movement until we get the assurance of universal suffrage. >> do you believe carrie lam when she says this gesture to withdraw the bill officially will ally many of the concerns of protesters? others in the protest cap say it is more of a ploy -- protest -- itay it is a more of is more of a ploy to say, i have acquiesced or demands, and if there are more protests, that would give the government justification at a minimum to clampdown on civil liberties? jimmy: i think the latter is more realistic, but i don't think they will come up with emergency law, just because the emergency law cannot stop the internet information, and they can't stop commercial and financial information into act

carrie lam at the press conference rector. —— right now.oving new exhibition in washington. thisjoke she received a nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was "a wonderful example of how to help people in need." we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: borisjohnson claims there are no circumstances that would make him delay brexit — but is the uk on course for a snap election? hurricane dorian has claimed at least five lives in the bahamas, with 13,000 homes destroyed or damaged. a building collapse in mali has killed 15 people and left dozens injured. rescuers spent a

where is carrie lam on that issue? stephen: that is another reason the activists have dismissed today's statements. she rejected those calls for an independent commission or an independent and query into what the activists say was excessive police brutality. she has already put in a framework, a panel led by the police and she says that is a framework she wants to bolster with international participants as well. she will fully act and fully consult with the findings of that panel. the activists say how can we happilyut the -- complained about the place to a panel led by the police and get a fair judgment? david: thanks so much to stephen engle for great reporting through the day and night in hong kong. withe turn to emma chandra her own drama in parliament. how does this end today? will they get a vote on the new legislation? emma: we should see a vote today. mps in westminster debating this legislation, this bill on whether they can force prime minister boris johnson to ask for an extension to brexit should he not be

more protests in hong kong — as chief executive carrie lam meets the public to try to calm the territory'sitical crisis. tackling britain's toxic politics. boris johnson suggests tempers should cool over brexit — but refuses to apologise for his own language. and bye—bye boaty mcboatface, hello sir david attenborough. the uk's new polar research ship receives its official title. senior white house officials tried to "lock down" all details of a phone call between president trump and the ukrainian leader, according to a whistleblower‘s complaint against the president. in the call, mr trump pushed for the ukrainian government to help smearjoe biden, his leading rival in next year's us presidential election. mr trump denies exerting improper pressure, but the phone call has triggered an impeachment inquiry against him — and evidence to congress, on thursday, from america's acting director of national intelligence. this from our north america editor, jon sopel. joseph maguire is a man who's spent his career living in the shadows. not any more. the evidence that the acting director of national

the chief executiti carrie lam says she is withdrawing the bill that sparked months of violent protests in the territory but will hurt concession be enough to appease demonstrators? the skill of the -- scale of the disaster in the bahamas is beginning to emerge, tens of thousands of homes destroyed, huge numbers of people without food. i'm brent goff. to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world, welcome. how long can i prime minister take the punches. the new prime minister boris johnson has suffered another conceit -- another defeats. lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at stopping a new deal brexit on the 31st of october and delaying the departure date. johnson believes this ties his hands in his negotiations with the european union, so he is seeking a snap general election for the -- november 15. he hopes to fulfill his promise of leaving the european union with or without a deal at the end of october. the proposed law goes to the house of lords for consideration. johnson has slammed what is going on. >> is completely impossible for government to function if the house of commons r

carrie lam withdrawals the extradition bill that kicked off two months of protest. charles is standing by with more. a rebellion in the british parliament as mps vote to give themselves the power to stop the u.k. from crashing out of the eu without a deal. a blow to boris johnson, who lost his majority, prompting him to push for a snap election. south africa's president condemnened a series of attackss against foreigners as riots spread around the country. up this hour, never mind payingng with your phone. how would you feel about paying with your face? stephen c carroll will tell us about how the system is being used in china in o our business update. on liveur top stotory from paris. carrie lam has announced the end of the extradition bill that kicked off protests. since the protests started in june, they have turned to a push for greater democracy. here is more of what carrie lam had to say. >> the government will withdraw the bill in order to allay public concerns. the secretary for security will move a motion adding to the rules of procedure when ththe legislat

carrie lam bows two processors -- bows to protesters. will it be enough to end the unrest? david: welcome to "bloomberg daybreak" on this wednesday, december 4. we also have a hurricane that won't go away. it is just parked there off the coast of florida right now. isx: i guess the better news that it is a not category 5 hitting florida. thes now i category 2, but winds are still incredibly fierce. about 90 miles east of daytona is where it sits right now after really devastating the bahamas. david: i don't think we still understand the extent of it. it is really tragic what happened in the bahamas. there's a lot of rain and water coming. the storm surge they are worried about up and down the coast. alix: in the markets we are paying attention to the broader political sphere. 8/10 -- upres up by by 0.8%. the cable rate up over 1%. yields in the u.s. now up by three basis points. commodities, buy everything but the u.s. dollar. time now for the global exchange. joining us in hong kong is bloomberg's chief north asia correspondent stephen engle. from outside westminster is bl

there has been lots of pressure towards carrie lam, many people who asked her to step down.s now not technically something they are even necessarily looking for. but it is understood that beijing, according to carrie lam, at least, still have complete support for her. here is our briefing on some of the key events happening later. iran, the middle east and china will all be discussed by the american vice president, mike pence, when he meets up with british prime minister boris johnson this morning. the pair will also talk brexit. in new york, a pop—up replica of the cafe featured in the hit sitcom friends will be open for business as part of the shows 25th anniversary celebrations. whilst in brazil, protesters are taking to the streets of rio de janeiro to demand more protection for the amazon folowing the recent spate of wildfires. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is your thursday sport briefing, where we start with the tennis news that belinda bencic is through to her first ever grand slam semi—final after

hundred 50 people got that privilege and most of the questions to carrie lam were urging her to meetir five demands. 26 of the 30 members of the public who got in questions to carrie lam urged that. withdraw the bill was number one. that has been met. the other four, perceived intransigence on the part of the government, not willing to set up a commission for inquiry into alleged police brutality. they will not give amnesty for those arrested and charged already. they want declassification of certain classes not to be downgraded from writing. and the overarching goal is universal suffrage, which is harder to achieve. it's a basic law, but it's written purposely vague. this is what she had to say about meeting those demands. many of those questions hammered her. she took a beating. she says we want to make it clear, there is a bottom line. you have to take consequences after breaking the law. rishaad: and the police, she did say they shouldn't be breaking the law either. stephen: absolutely. but will the police point -- complaint counsel be adequate to address the concerns of the prot

south china morning post carries a front page photo of carrie lam. "candid and critical" questions from a town hall audience — her first since anti—government protests began. the front page of the financial times shows a black and white image of the late former french presidentjacques chirac. while further down, donald trump and borisjohnson, both making headlines again — one accused of a cover up, the other of "inflaming hatred". the japan times leads on the bilateral trade deal between us and japan. prime minister abe says it's a win—win deal, but trade experts expressed mixed reactions with some arguing the nation failed to secure strong commitment from the us. that brings you up to date with some of the papers. now we switch to afghanistan where the country goes to the polls on saturday to elect a new president. campaigning has been marred by deadly attacks while a peace deal with the taliban has been declared dead by president trump. our correspondent martin patience looks at the frontrunners in the race which sees two fierce rivals from the cur

how difficult would that be for carrie lam to take on, stand up to her own police force? the name implied in the law allows her to do an independent commission. she has done it numerous times. the past government has done the same thing when certain major crises or issues are really begging for further investigation. crises or issues are really begging forfurther investigation. so crises or issues are really begging for further investigation. so this is not something that she would have any difficulties with. it's been done before. she has the power to do so. done before. she has the power to do so. it is totally within her autonomy to do so. i don't think it isa autonomy to do so. i don't think it is a matter of difficulties. it is a political decision that she has made, that she does not want to show any questioning, any doubts about her police force. we have to leave it there but thank you very much for your time. scientists researching the huge greenland ice sheet say this summer's melting has been one of the most severe on record — and it's raising the level of ocean

we are starting with carrie lam.r vandalism as some target to the subway stations over the weekend. she said the government is continuing to work on a platform with dialogue with the public, this in order to resolve tension in society, and she said there is no need for foreign interference in hong kong's internal issues. the world bank now says growth 5%,ndonesia was slide below and there are severe outflows as the global picture darkens. expansion next year at 4.9 percent, the slowest since 2015. the world bank reports that the indonesian reliance on stocks and bonds makes it vulnerable to outflows when global risks rise. to taiwan now, exports in the country rebounded more than expected in august. the protracted trade were accelerated the relocation of manufacturing plants to taiwan. the new iphone launch cycle lifted demand for smartphones. overseas shipments rose 2.6% last month, and that compares to a contraction of half of 1% in july. imports fell, leaving a trade surplus of about 6 billion u.s. dollars. north

and are a for carrie lam hong kong police to control unrest. option would be china taking control and taking over and resolving this. ise are saying carrie lam taking marching orders from beijing. i cannot substantiate that. that is what many are saying. thank you so much. still ahead, hurricane dorian weekends after battering -- weakens slightly after battering the bahamas. where it might go next. kathleen: we are counting down to asia's first major market opening this morning. japanese futures, let's look at the dollar-yen. hit as high as 104. this is a concern for the boj as they get ready for their meeting in a few weeks because the , people are beginning to wonder if the boj might have stimulus.ense of nikkei futures are lower. equity markets around the world trump andned that have thenot begin to agenda of what they will talk about at the meeting supposed to happen sometime in september. one more reason to see the red. paul: our next guest says global central banks are in cutting mode. .oining us is steve goldman you are not alone in your

how did carrie lam's first dialogue go? stephen: well, it was an interesting session.t that way. it was a town hall meeting with about 150 residents that were chosen by lottery, but if you look at the demographics and the types of questions she got peppered with, 30 questions in all, 26 of those members of the public out of the 30 asked questions, urging her to meet the protesters' five demands, which carrie lam has acquiesced to the first one, withdraw the bill, but the other ones, committee of inquiry, amnesty, declassify the riots and universal suffrage -- all of them have not been met and some of them are even much longer term in scope, but she did say the entire unrest is caused by the government's work in amending the extradition law, so taking full blame. she says her government is shouldering the biggest response ability to find a way out. shery: is there any indication will give into any of the other demands? >> she said, "we want to make it clear, there is a bottom line. you have to take the consequences after breaking the law. that is why we say we cannot ac

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and hong kong leader carrie lam says the decision to withdraw the controversial extradition bill to chinathat spaparked monthshs of protests was her decision alone, not a decisision from beijing. protesters say too little, too late. government talks to your about controversial plans to overhaul the pencil system. we look at the main stiticking points in our r business update. -- and the crazy case of maurice the rooster, winner of a court case by a neighbor who claimed h his crows were toooo loud. first, our top story, live from paris. prime minister boris johnson got hit with two more parliamentary defeats as mp's rejected another johnson's plans for a snap election. we have seen h his plans to have the u.k. come out of the year two momonths from now no matter what blocked by parliament. paviot is there. boris johnson is facing defeats and a possible election. yet he will be making a statement about his continued plans for a general election. how does that work? --adicte how does it work benadicte: how does it work indeed. a confident prime minister is coming up fighting from these key q

in this newspaper here, the south china morning post is saying that the carry lam declaration of theof the bill is nothing more than a band—aid to rotting flesh. it seems perhaps this is not the end of the issues we've seen in hong kong. privacy issues and technology are never far from the news agenda. you to's owner google is settling this allegation that conduct —— collected children's personal data without parents consent. $170 million fine, it sounds a lot but some are saying it's not enough and it betrays the fa ct it's not enough and it betrays the fact that us regulators aren't serious. this is the point. it sounds a lot to most people. yes, that's a large amount of money in most people's books but it's been criticised. this is because the pa rent criticised. this is because the parent company alphabet made a profit of $30.7 billion us last year. when we are talking about fines of millions, they are relatively small fines. the accusations are that collecting data is very profitable and it enables google to target advertising and thatis google to target advertising and that is

in an emotional outburst caught on tape, hong kong's leader, carrie lam, says she's to blame for the crisis and wishes she could quit. calling miss joanne! and, filipino food with a twist — the restaurant serving up good mental health with every meal. hello, it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am here in london and the uk could be heading towards an early general election. it's thought prime minister borisjohnson will request the election on october the 14th if mps back legislation to stop the uk leaving the eu on 310ctober without an agreement. a group of backbench mps are seeking to further extend the brexit process to allow negotiations to continue. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. boris, boris, boris! 0ut, out, out. conflict and confrontation, the soundtrack to recent days around downing street already. behind the gates, the prime minister 0pposition and some tory mps want emergency votes to make it impossible for him to take us out of the european union without a deal. number ten is trying everything to stop them. if they do, they will plainly chop the legs out from unde

in an emotional outburst caught on tape, hong kong's leader, carrie lam, says she's to blame for the crisis and wishes she could quit. and, filipino food with a twist — the restaurant serving up good mental health with every meal. hello, its‘s 7:00am in singapore, midnight here in london. and the uk could be heading towards an early general election. it's thought borisjohnson will request the election on october the 14th if mps back legislation which will be tabled later today by opponents of a no—deal brexit. a group of backbench mps are seeking to further extend the brexit process for up to three months to allow negotiations to continue. the british prime minister said there were "no circumstances" in which he would ask brussels to delay. they will plainly chop the legs out from under the uk position and make any further negotiation absolutely impossible, and so i say to show our friends in brussels that we are united in our purpose, mps should vote with the government against corbyn‘s pointless delay. i want everybody to know that there are no circumstances in which i will ask bru

the main objective was to get that quashed, and now the chief executive of hong kong, carrie lam, hasithdrawn the bill. so why are people still on the streets? well, first of all, carrie lam has only accede after three months of continuing protest to one of the five public demands. you have to look at the underlying concern behind the people's objection to the extradition bill. the extradition bill removes the firewall between the legal system in hong kong under the rule of law and the legal system as it exists in the mainland. people felt that they were no longer even safe in their own beds because you could be extradited across the border, face unfair trials, no legal representation, trumped up charges and made to confess to crimes you did not commit. understood, madame chan, but the good news is it's gone. this is a victory for you but you don't seem to be prepared to take victory for what it really is. that's why people are finding it hard to understand having one this victory you can't enter a dialogue and take your people off the streets. for a very simple reason. first of all,

other demands include the resignation of carrie lam.leaked tape from carrie lam where she was telling business leaders that she has very little room to maneuver. joe: there was a headline about beijing moving more toward rate cuts. is that significant? >> we are seeing beijing slowing down. the hong kong unrest doesn't help. we are talking about triple r cuts, which is still a more targeted response. caroline: all over the hong kong movement. for more on these stories, don't miss daybreak australia and daybreak asia. romaine: bloomberg technology is coming up next in the u.s. joe: have a great evening. this is bloomberg. ♪ here, it all starts with a simple... hello! -hi! how can i help? a data plan for everyone. everyone? everyone. let's send to everyone! [ camera clicking ] wifi up there? -ahhh. sure, why not? how'd he get out?! a camera might figure it out. that was easy! glad i could help. at xfinity, we're here to make life simple. easy. awesome. so come ask, shop, discover at your xfinity store today. >> i'm taylor riggs in new yor

paul: what has the response been from carrie lam's government? a statement on sunday from the hong kong government, they condemned the illegal behavior of radical protesters while addressing the use of force by police in those clashes with protesters. that might cause a further wedge , including the independent inquiry among other unmet demands. also in that statement, the government expressed regret over the reintroduction of the democracy act and reiterated that foreign legislature should not interfere in any form and in the internal affairs of the special administrative region. continued warnings against meddling in its internal affairs. facing tension from global leaders. we had angela merkel visiting china over the weekend. this 14th weekend looks like it will continue with more protests scheduled for friday. it includes students looking to boycott classes. paul: sophie kamaruddin, thank you for joining us with an update. still to come, we will break the gdp and trade balance numbers with an instant analysis. kathleen:, navigating the big tr

the city's leader carrie lam dismissed them.opposing the proposal. the political crisis continued to deteriorate. and still the government refused to officially withdraw the extradition bill. then a humiliating climbdown. the government will formally withdraw the bill in order to fully allay public concerns. the secretary for security will move a motion according to the rules of procedure when the legislative council resumes. fellow citizens, lingering violence is damaging the very foundations of our society. especially the rule of law. the motion must be passed in octoberfor the bill to be officially shelved. but it is almost certain to do so. the chief executive also said that she and other ministers would open up channels of dialogue and would invite a panel of experts to conduct some form of study. this is being seen here as an olive branch delivered by the hong kong government on the orders of beijing. with the hard—line approach failing to take the heat out of the pro—democracy movement, the authorities have tried another

carrie lam says she's to blame for the territory's political crisis and wishes she could quit.shaping up to be another significant week for brexit. rebels from the prime minister's own party look likely to join forces in parliament with the opposition, to try to force another delay. if that vote goes against him, boris johnson has hinted there will be a general election. after an emergency cabinet meeting — mrjohnson claimed he didn't want an election and would do everything he can to ensure the uk leaves the european union at the end of october, even without an agreement. this from bbc political editor laura kuenssberg. boris, boris, boris! out, out, out. conflict and confrontation, the soundtrack to recent days around downing street already. behind the gates, the prime minister stepping forward. opposition and some tory mps want emergency votes to make it impossible for him to take us out of the european union without a deal. number ten is trying everything to stop them. if they do, they will plainly chop the legs out from under the uk position and make any further negotiatio

carrie lam has formerly withdrawn legislation to allow extradition to china. that may not be enough to end the demonstrations. withdrawing the extradition bill was just one of the five demands from the protesters. rain and winds from hurricane dorian are lashing florida today. forecasters say the storm could make land in georgia or the carolinas. it has been downgraded to a category two. hurricane-force winds are sending -- are extending 60 miles from the eye. in the bahamas, the hurricane left many islands devastated. it killed at least seven people. the star running blog of the -- running back of the dallas cowboys has ended his contrite hoda. -- has ended his contrite holdout. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on tic-toc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am kailey leinz. this is bloomberg. vonnie: thank you. speaking of coming up, comstock jonesces investor, cherry joints. he will have something to say about the $90 million ezekiel elliott contract. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ guy: from

if you look at carrie lam's strategy, she has routinely and relentlessly demonised protesters. stakeholders she is answerable to it is the business elite and beijing. arun, what must the government do now to help themselves when no pr companies will help them? what advice would you give them?” companies will help them? what advice would you give them? i would suggest they listen to all their stakeholders in hong kong and try to rebuild trust across all communities. they need to stop making silly mistakes. if you look at carrie lam's media appearances so far, it would suggest she cares more for broken turnstiles than broken people. i think there's some really easy steps she can take to demonstrate she really does care about the people of hong kong rather than routinely condemning them. pr expert arun sudhaman joining than routinely condemning them. pr expert arun sudhamanjoining us earlierfrom hong kong and as expert arun sudhamanjoining us earlier from hong kong and as the indian economy faces a slowdown, the big online companies investing in the country are in a bind. some are

carrie lam a college the government had to take -- carrie lam acknowledged the government needed to takeesponsibility. why isn't she giving into other demands? beijing one reason is placing limitations on the kind of concessions carrie lam can make. beijing is giving her a reasonable degree of flexibility. somewhat of a degree of flexibility in terms of working this out on her own, but there are some red lines i think carrie lam, because of what beijing would like to see and her own views, their lines that fall far shorte of what protesters are looking for. shery: i wonder what that would do to hong kong standing in china? i asked the head of che capital research what this would mean for hong kong. take a listen? >> it cannot happen, because the whole point of having the financial capital is having a legal system. very sadly, hong kong is shriveling up and that will strongly affect the chinese economy. nothing is going to replace it. the reason is because china cannot allow an independent legal system. shery: china has tried hard to replace hong kong with other cities in the mainland. co

post reports that hong kongers have used their first town hall talks to condemn chief executive carrie lam over the crisis gripping the city. and finally, bbc online are reporting that japan airlines has introduced a feature on its seat booking system that shows where young children are seated, so passengers can book seats to avoid the noise. what do we make of all of that? get in touch with me on twitter on that one as well. with me is priya lakhani, the founder and ceo of century tech. let's start with this ongoing family feud going on over at thejohnstons. racheljohnson, the prime minister's sister, says her brother is using a strongman gambit to whip up voters. she says the prime minister is not the brother i see at home, branding his comments about murdered mpjo cox as reprehensible. all of this after accusing mps of passing a surrender act. these are his words yesterday. i mean, what does all of this inferno of rhetoric actually achieve? well, it's very clever. it's very clever use of language, it is morally reprehensible. he has created a parliament where you look and think how are

it was first brought up last week by carrie lam not ruling it out.he chief secretary and other secretaries of the hong kong government also would not rule it out. actually saying we are reviewing comprehensively with an open attitude of what could be used. any actions, he cautioned, would need to be reasonable. basically, they are saying radical protesters showed signs of terror. this is a similar comment that was used by mainland officials at the hong kong-macau affairs office back in august 12 during the sit in protest and the disruptions at the airport. china, at least translated from interim, -- mandarin, they said the protest movement is showing signs of terrorism, terror or terrorism. demonstrators have countered by saying the police used industry different levels of force over the weekend, including on the subway cars and subway stations on saturday. it is devolving a bit into semantics right now, but the bottom line according to the government is stopping the violence is the top priority. these are some of the numbers we have already accumula

security forces say at least 100 others have been injured and carrie lam has said she would quit herole if she had a choice and that she calls unforgivable havoc by igniting the political crisis in the city. a group of remarks to business people. minister saysime he will not ask the european union for another delay brexit even if parliament votes in favor. morse johnson has pleaded to back his attempts to get a new agreement. party want toown ask him for a three-month delay if they cannot agree in a new deal. it has led to speculation there could be a general election. >> parliament has been on holiday for six weeks, but for shots and has been working flat out to make good that brexit will happen by november with or without any agreed plan from the european union. united,ow that we are we should vote with the government against the pointless delay. i want everybody to know there are no circumstance in which i will ask brussels to delay. >> since he has a majority of just one, he does not take many rebels to cause him huge problems and they are so concerned they are ignoring threats t

carrie lam did mention that it was not a possibility. this was wrecking laws that the protesters were doing here and significantly, universal suffrage which already rules out a proposal for that. carrie lam saying we cannot have this discussion without polarizing society, so still reiterating there is not much a possibility there given the fact that most experts say genuine democracy was never in the cards, so a lot of questions on how realistic moving forward the protesters can be moving forward. me bring you in here. as yvonne was talking, giving up some of its games yesterday, the question i have right now, was yesterday a one and done? . you saw yesterday was mostly short covering. buying on the market as you say, a 4% rally. futuresume in the market which is also a very good sign. what you are seeing today is hong kong stocks are up. there are other markets doing much better and the potential for a trade meeting in the u.s. and china, but it really helps to show you that the issue is that hong kong has quite a bit of risk, so coming

people have been paying attention to the remarks from the hong kong leader, carrie lam.ording ofa follows the leaking of a recording of a little speech she gave to a small group of business leaders. reuters got hold of this recording and in it it says that she blames herself for creating what she described as unforgivable havoc in hong kong, bite her administration's bungling of that response to the proposal which would have allowed people to be sent to mainland chinese courts controlled by the communist party. in that business meeting, she also said to those figures that beijing was prepared to ride this out, despite the potential damage to the economy here. she said she would resign if she could. but today she said in a press conference that she had never offered any such resignation and never contemplated resigning. make of that what you will. it is hard to know whether beijing is really calling the shots 01’ beijing is really calling the shots or she is, if she could resign if she wanted to and according to her, it was her decision not to. thank you. let's have a qui

carrie lam withdrawals the extradition bill but the hong kong protests to say this does not go far enough. and i want arrested demonstrators released by police and greater democracy in hong kong. at least seven dead in the bahamas harken dorian is causing unprecedented damage and destruction conditions are hampering rescue and recovery efforts and the death toll sadly is expected to rise . thank you very much for being with us boris johnson has lost a second vote this time by a bigger margin british lawmakers taking full with that rebel alliance. plan to block an ideal breaks at the so called ban bail. i miss johnson sixty was to try to call for an early general election on the bill let's start with that pro full by the labor mp hillary ban. sung by several conservatives aims to prevent and no deal brexit stand artery fifty that's the exit date. until john to the thirty first next year just to remind. you that is currently set for october. thirty first. the playbill has passed to the commons and goes to the lord's for proof. the jeremy corbyn warned that is at least a ninety to one hundre

interestingly, we are not hearing from carrie lam. we do not know her whereabouts at this time.er second in command will be leading a panel that will also include the secretary for transport, frank chen. we will also hear from the secretary of education. keep in mind, in the student union, secretary schools, and chinese university of hong kong have called for strikes today as we are approaching or entering the beginning of the official school year. more calls for civil disobedience today. the morning commute was slightly disruptive. ryan police have been deployed. -- riot police have been deployed. ofwas the 13th weekend demonstrations. we are also set to hear from beijing. what do we know? >> we understand there is going to be a press conference tomorrow morning. we do not know what that is going to entail. hailed -- has has held two press conferences, the only two they have held since the andover in 1997. both times, they condemned the violence and the illegal activities of protesters, again, threatening potential intervention by beijing. keep in mind, carrie lam last week, th

coming up, hong kong's carrie lam takes the blame for unrest.♪ ♪ bloomberg "surveillance," good morning and good friday. this is an exceptionally important special by bloomberg. stephen engle will provide leadership on hong kong on edge. he has decades of tangible reporting experience in the buttressing of china against hong kong, and we are thrilled to bring this to you tonight at 8:00 p.m. in new york. i am sure it will be held digitally as well. joining us for a weekend usefing, karen lee joins from our bloomberg news bureau. what we expect this weekend in hong kong? karen: this will be a big weekend. we have seen the protest taper off in turnout over the next couple of dust last couple of weeks. -- last couple of weeks. outle are expected to come in accordance with the significance of the date. the main protest organizer, the civil rights front that has organized some of the biggest mass protests over the summer, they are preparing a gathering this weekend for tomorrow. we are expecting this to can you -- continue into the anniversary of oct

today hong kong chief executive carrie lam said she was tryingeo to restore stability. >> our foremost priority now is> to end violence, to safeguardle the f law and to restoreth order and safety in society.as as such, the government has tost strictly enforce the law againsl >> schifrin: lam iscussedin> investigating police tactics,an and holding talks with protest and pro-democracy leaders. i'm now joined by a pro- democracy legislator, alvin yeung, a member of hong kong'sle algislative council. alvin yeung, thank you for joing us, is what carrie laman announced today enough? >> sat carrie lamid today is too littlet too late.i if she had done it three months ago, hong kong people would noth have suffered so much, and, by now, this so-called withdrawal, of course, is one of the five demands hong kong people are asking for, but she did not and failed to address the police bralityut. let'st' make it clear here, then systemhong kong, the so-called police investigating committee, has nonvtigative power. there's no way that this committee would require any winners to attend and to tellt the

carrie lam is a puppet government hand picked by beijing and she is not a decisionmaker.what we realized is stopping police brutality or not and allowing the free election all depends on beijing and that's the chief executive of hong kong. carrie is following the order of the 'ho 40es and it is in the f few weeks how carrie lam can solve the political process by or hen personal capacity. >> thank you. i would love to keep the discussion going longer. >> we appreciate it. >> thank you very much. i think mr. smith had one additional question? >> thank you very much, chairman. i do appreciate it, and if i could and miss hom you did mention it and i think it bears further scrutiny. one of the notions there's no free lunch and it's the issue of confucius centers which are agents of influence pushing the beijing line. in the past and both my sub committee and human rights which i chaired, i held a series of hearings on confucius centers as well as those entities and the universities and colleges that get access to the mainland china especially and get an enormous number of perk

rishaad: have we heard anything from the administration or carrie lam? on sunday, we had a statement from the hong kong government. regretoke of the --arding the reintroduction they say there should be no foreign legislators that should interfere with hong kong. germany's chancellor angela merkel is visiting china this weekend, and raise the issue of hong kong. -- raised the issue of hong kong. hungary government condemned what they saw as illegal behavior with -- of radical protesters. they didn't address the behavior of police. david: sophie live from -- for us. brett still here with us. what is the market blind spot? if there is no forum for the two sides to sit and speak about where they are, and it's just an emotional escalation that keeps going, i think you get to an inflection point where the whole driving forces had been lost. the fate and goodwill has been taken off the table. the blind spot is, if carrie lam needs to address and have a forum for the protesters to at least put something on the table. i know there's a bunch of stuff circulating.

in other news, hong kong leader carrie lam is expected to announce the formal withdrawal of the extraditionl, which sparked three months of anti—government demonstrations. and after battering the bahamas, killing at least seven people, hurricane dorian is heading for the florida coast. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine on the bbc news channel, bbc two and we're joined today by viewers on bbc world. what a difference a day makes. after a hugely dramatic return to the commons after the summer break, borisjohnson lost his working majority, his first vote in the commons, and potentially control of the entire brexit process. mps voted by 328 votes to 301 to take control of the parliamentary agenda as they look to block a no—deal brexit. the commons will decide later whether to back the bill which would bring another brexit delay. 21 conservative mps voted against the government, which led to a late night round of phonecalls from downing street expelling them from the party. they include the former chancellor philip hammond, the father of the house, ken clarke, and the grandson of