carrie lam said there is no need for us to worry. as we saw onrried, the streets on sunday, not in mass force, but a sizable and violent protest. the fact thating there were more than 10,000 events last year in hong kong as proof of the city's continued freedom. it's important for people, she said, in hong kong to understand why the city needs this legislation. but the problem goes to the fact that she says she cannot disclose how it may be implemented. that is the big concern. she, along with mainland officials, have all dodged the big bullet, or the big question of whether mainland security forces could face themselves in hong kong, and potentially arrest or even prosecute violators of the new law outside of hong kong's common-law legal system, which is based on british common law. there are lots of questions as to how this will be implemented, and no one is answering. all they are doing is saying, trust us, don't worry. it's the important part of china's sovereignty over hong kong. normally carrie lam is trying to reassure hong ko

this seems to be a more emboldened carrie lam after she came back from beijing. also talking more about the reopening measures that could be taking place here. the airport transit service will resume on june 1. she also 70 comes to karaoke's, party rooms, that could reopen after may 28. a mix of good news there. we have some good news in the markets as well. we are seeing more reopening of economies. it seems like you can't really fight the fed at this point. we are seeing a second day of gains in the region. jakarta coming back from that holiday. we are seeing again of .5%. also, india reopened today as well. things are looking better. let's see what else we are watching out for. singapore is in focus. the outlook is not looking so good. the governor is slashing the to -7%. from -4% the hang seng as well, look at that, we are close to 400 points higher today. we are talking about the valuations and the steepest discount into decades. you have seen some depth buying -- dip buying happening. take a look, currencies are looking a little quiet given the fact that th

carrie lam defense china's security law. deaths are atus 100,000. and boris johnson stands by his embattled aide. s officers says stimulus is on the way. euro german bailout. a.m. has just gone 6:00 in london. i am torn between the debate on whether the u.s.-china-hong kong it the backstop of central bank the narrative that drives this? japan reopening, australia is reopening and normalizing as is the u.k. good morning. expectations of expansion of stimulus for june. they seem to be gaining some momentum. the market seems to be putting a side the u.s. and -- the u.s.-china tensions. that simmers in the background. we still see this risk on an markets. and perhaps added to the story a little bit of optimism or less pessimism. like the bailout and we getcept -- the news like the bailout of lufthansa. futures pointing to similar gains that we saw in the euro stoxx 50. the 10 year treasury yields higher. is above $34 a barrel. iae saying demand could get back to pre-coronavirus levels. the number of coronavirus deaths in the u.s. is nearing 100,000 344

hong kong's leader, carrie lam, has rejected suggestions that china's proposed new security laws couldedoms in the territory. a man and a teenage girl died in separate incidents along the cornish coastline on bank holiday monday. they are on their way home, home from the hell that is dunkirk. and we remember the heroes of dunkirk — 80 years on. good morning. government ministers are trying today to shift attention from the pm's top adviser dominic cummings, as they focus attention on plans to further ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions in england. nonessential shops will open in the middle of next month, while car showrooms and outdoor markets can open from next monday. the prime minister said he understood the "confusion and anger" caused by the row but is standing by mr cummings. mrjohnson said "people will make up their own minds" about dominc cummings‘ explanation — so do tell us this morning what your verdict is. email victoria@bbc.co.uk or on twitter @vicderbyshire. this report is from our political correspondent iain watson. something you don't see every day. government advis

how reassured where you buy what carrie lam had to say?ied to by her. you paint a bleak picture. china insist this new security law won't affect hong kong? high degree of autonomy or the liberties of hong kong residents. are you saying china is not to be believed?” kong residents. are you saying china is not to be believed? i think china can never be trusted, especially on so—called national security issues and on the promises of the rights of the people and freedom of the people. those national security laws, no matter if you are doing some sort of political activity or doing some human rights activities, we are quite sure that those kind of things will be affected. if you are a human rights organisation in hong kong and they decide because you are an international organisation and you are affecting the national security of the country, they can expel you or arrest you. it is very dangerous for international human rights groups and for local political activities to be held in the future. this kind of national security law make very seriou

hong kong chief executive carrie lam speaking a short time ago.'s bring into the conversation bloomberg's yvonne man from hong kong. china has decided to take a much harder line. how much of a surprise has this been to those living in hong kong? yvonne: the market seems to be surprised, but most people in hong kong were expecting something like this to happen. it has been sometime since this bill that was stalled, since 2003, was forced to scrap it. goingers have been through their own scuffles just to try to appoint someone, let alone pass any legislation. it signals perhaps that their patience is running thin. they are frustrated by the months of unrest, by lawmakers who have failed to get through this legislation, so the new is to skip the legislative process. vonnie: carrie lam said this morning hong kong will remain a free society, but we know before the apex of the coronavirus pandemic, protests were massive across hong kong out of fear of what would happen. what can people do to protest now, given that there's still the threat of coronaviru

misses the scene live right now in hong kong where the hong kong chief executive carrie lam has defended's security law, causing it fence against violent protest. —— calling it a defence. brazil's virus death rate overtakes the united states — but the government is still refusing to lock down the country. the who suspends testing of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for covid—19, warning the drug could damage the health of some people. already struggling with a mass of problems, haiti battles covid—19 — an aid worker tells us of shortages in vital equipment. hello. in an extraordinary press conference, the top adviser to britain's prime minister has given a defiant defence of his behaviour — dominic cummings has been widely accused of flouting coronavirus lockdown rules. he says he doesn't regret driving his family hundreds of miles from london, at a time when his wife was showing symptoms of covid—19, to get help with childcare. here's our political editor laura kuenssburg. morning. the rule is unwritten, but it is real. advisers aren't meant to be the story. reporter: when ordinary peo

what is carrie lam doing? she is the chief executive hong kong.g, you cannot do it. leave it to hong kong. you promised this in the declaration and to the international community. china back in 1954 with the asked andaration lobbied for international support of the agreement with the u.s. government and many governments gave open support and applauded the one country, two systems policy, which they are now completely breaking. completely breaking. >> martin, what would you say to those who say you conflate the rule of law with democracy and hong kong has never really been a democracy, that they are a liberal society with a strong rule of law, that by getting this national security involved and implementing it fairly, you would actually get a stronger society with a stronger rule of law to her businesses can actually prosper and flourish and foreign investors can come in and really do what they are supposed to do in a free market? >> of course the british government never gave us full democracy. the last governor gave us partial democracy. but we w

. >> thank you very much now to this morning's developing story out of hong kong car carrie lam calling for calm. over the law that would limit free speech. beijing will call that law a measure of national security hong kongers call it a total take over. trump saying china will face at least sanctions if that law is imposed. china warning that some in the united states are calling for a, quote, new cold war over the issue. a lot of sides to the story. let's get over to eunice >> thank you, brian. chinese officials are currently on a pr campaign attempting to convince the hong kong public and investors that these new laws are necessary and good for business the military brass and commander in charge for hong kong included by saying on state tv that the state legislation would benefit the security of the city carrie lam has been attempting to convince the public that the city's freedoms would be protected and not affected by these laws and would not undermine an independent judiciary but would rather set things right for international business many remain convinced. thousands of people to

of fo that opens up on another dilemma for carrie lam. a larger return of the student protests that have already started to happen. there is a big protest call for sunday. retail sales live another barometer of the economy later today. we are expecting a drop of 48%. just want to bring in konglines on the hong dollar. we are taking a look at the one-month high. down from 20 basis points. that is the lowest we have seen since april of 2018. that is why we've seen that weakness in the hong kong dollar after we saw that strength and getting close to the strong and of the band recently. we have seen them intervene. weakening the most in five weeks for the hong kong dollar. at a six-week low against the dollar. plenty more coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ you are looking at a down pizza singapore as the country continues to grapple with the virus. hybrid tradingk at a p ratio of 10 versus 12.5 for estimated earnings yesterday. of, all the other economies reopening. singapore is hoping to reopen after reduction in cases but a couple of things ne

how leader carrie lam is responding.ow schools will change permanently post pandemic, we will break it all down when we come back. these days, it's anything but business as usual. that's why working together is more important than ever. at&t is committed to keeping you connected. so you can keep your patients cared for. your customers served. your students inspired. and your employees closer than ever. our network is resilient. our people are strong. our job is to keep your business connected . it's what we've always done. it's what we'll always do. maria: welcome back, new laws proposed by beijing will not have an impact on human rights, lam added that no other countries have no place to interfere. could be in place by the end of next month. joining me to talk about founder of atlas organization, jonathan ward, thank you so much for joining us. the wall street journal is out with a good write-up of this this morning, when carrie lam came out and said this is not going to affect your human rights she didn't even know exa

in hong kong, carrie lam, the chief executive, has been defending china's new security law, calling itnt political protests. and she criticised international leaders who've supported protesters resisting the legislation. national security legislation as an internal matter for a country, it's the case in any country. it doesn't matter the country has a unitary system or a multi—party system or a federal system. now, legislation on national security is always a matter matter for the central authorities. so for overseas politicians making such comments, they probably are practising double standards. now, i think there is no one country that will allow an important matter like national security to be flawed in any way or to have a void in any way. brazil has recorded the world's highest number of deaths from covid—i9 in a single day. the latest figure was 807. only the united states has more cases, in total, but brazil's official figures are thought to be very much underestimated. president bolsonaro is still refusing to implement a national lockdown. i spoke to karabekir akkoyunlu, who is

carrie lam says that perhaps there is something at work here.rities have failed to produce any conclusive evidence. this area would be the hardest to legislate. how to go between unlawful interference. they have influence on hong kong people. we may have to take a leave from the legislation of jurisdictions. for example, requiring ngos. other foreign organizations to register. requiring declaration of accepting disadvantages. in other words, just to promote the transparency. foreign or prohibit external organizations. haslinda: wanted to say that it does not tantamount to influence? countries,eign foreign governments are entitled to draw our own conclusions. i don't think comments by foreign agencies will constitute in a fence. how can we draw our own conclusions when we don't really know the details of how this law is going to be implemented? the business community has said that there are concerns here of hong kong remaining an international finance hub. they will find it difficult to recruit top talent to hong kong. is the community going to t

chief executive carrie lam saying hong kong will comply. that geopolitical risk playing into markets as well. u.s. futures pointing to a lower start in new york. also, it is friday. do you really want to hold onto risk into a weekend with a lot of question marks? it might be too hard for some to stomach. also, disappointed out of beijing from the chinese national people's congress. they are abandoning the gdp forecast. this was widely forecast, but it omits the northstar for any sort of economic prediction, so that ways on -- so that weighs on commodities heavily. now we have money moving into the haven's, so treasuries are .igher we also have money moving into the yen. gold is having a pretty spectacular day, off the highs of well, trading north of the $1700 an ounce, a really key line for gold. alix: thanks so much. we were speaking about the holiday weekend. it is a long when in the u.s., heading into memorial day, and lockdown stretching out to nearly two months now. some people are looking for any excuse to get out of their homes. peop

you are seeing an extension of what happened in the summer of last year when carrie lam introduced the extradition law that overrode the economy of the judicial system in hong kong. population,of that 2 million people coming out and protesting because they saw what was coming. they protested all year long, the program -- pandemic came out. china with the legislative mores went ahead and put forceful loss on hong kong and they will strip them of all economy. people are letting them know it is not acceptable. what should the u.s. do? i think one thing is the u.s. response, but it can't be the u.s. alone. , but it was an agreement made between the communist party and the british in player. said, thisi jinping contract is no and void and they will take this over. sherman and i, brad is a democrat out of california, we have a bill putting on temper of theher sanctions people involved with this. the u.k. and other democracies need to stand up. hong kong has been known as one of the freest areas on the planet. they have the longest life expectancy, one of the highest per capita incomes in the

hong kong leader carrie lam admitted for -- admitted her government mishandled chinese protests.t says there is room for improvement and carrie lam doesn't expect protests to die down anytime soon. global news 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. itsy: india has extended nationwide lockdown while easing restrictions in certain sectors to boost the economy. countries laying out plans to ease further. let's go to yvonne man. spotountry is still a hot in the region. yvonne: the lockdown measures have been extended to the end of the month while easing or restrictions. this is what we heard so far. sports complexes and stadiums will be able to operate without spectators. allowedte travel not without a permit, but public transport, walls, sentiments, -- spots will tourist remain closed. they have 91,300 infections deaths as of0 sunday. some industries have resumed operations but factories are facing difficulties in reopening. this is because of travel

that's the backdrop here is carrie lam just outlined this increase in the number of people who will be tested here in hong kong or who can be tested here in hong kong. haslinda: chinese president xi jinping is promising to make the coronavirus vaccine available the pledgedeveloped, as part of efforts to defuse critics to the government's response to the pandemic. >> the virus does not respect borders. mankind is a community with a shared future. cooperation are our most powerful weapons for defeating the virus. tom mackenzie has more from beijing. she succeed in trying to persuade critics? tom: the u.s. will keep up its drumbeat of criticism for china. he did make some important points in the speech to the governing body at the world health organization, talking about the need to develop a vaccine and the fact that if it is developed here in china, that it would be available for the global public good. china has five vaccine candidates already in human trials there. also said that china will provide two years -- to booting dollars for support, drawing a line of distinction with the tru

in hong kong, chief carrie lam newdefended beijing's sweeping national security laws.he promised that hong kong's freedoms would be preserved. details of the deal remain unclear. ban subversion. a british government minister has quit in protest over the controversy involving prime minister boris johnson's top advisor. dominic cummings has refused to resign over accusations that he broke the government's lockdown rules. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> the tools to punish beijing are very limited. my concern is that by withdrawing special statuses, all you do is punish hong kong and drive the hong kong economy more into the hands of the mainland. medeiros there. in the equity market, higher by 55 points on the f tempe 500 -- on the s&p 500. risk price action as appetite improves, the bond market pricing and higher yields. treasury yields up three basis year. to 0.68% on the 10 a weaker dollar against em and g10, agai

carrie lam defends china's planned security law and rejects criticism from foreign governments. u.s. coronavirus deaths near 100,000. in the u.k., boris johnson stands by his embattled top aide and announces nonessential stores in england will open on june 15. and sweden didn't close its economy but still predicts a 7% contraction this year, this as the nation's death toll surpasses its nordic neighbors. we hear from finance minister this hour. well, good morning, good everyone. we look at the markets and what is going on with the european union, and we heard from the ,rench central bank governor and he was talking about the ecb doing more and certainly not being deterred by the verdict a couple of weeks ago. tom: a real change in the wind today, francine. after the three day weekend here in the united states, what i really suggest is the testing of how we get back to normal. the markets decided with futures higher. francine: we will have plenty more on the market shortly, but now let's get straight to bloomberg first word news from new york city. ritika: good morning, in france

carrie lam, the chief executive proposed, then months later she withdrew it. damage has been done, and the police were encouraged. and not just by hong kong but by mainland authorities to go out and beat the hong kong people up. over a thousand people have been arrested, but not one single police officer -- over 8000 people have been arrested, but not one single police officer. >> what can hong kong, or what can your side potentially do to communicate with beijing if you want to get a message across that what protesters are going for is not complete independence, which is what visioning is most scared of. right.you're most hong kong people are not going for independence. they are not going for the overflow of the chinese communist party. get my message across, but i do it through you, my dear. i'm sure they are listening to your program. i speak as someone who cannot, those in mainland china, i have been banned for 25 -- 20 odd years. but through the news media, particularly the voices in the news media, when you speak to me, i speak to you, and i hope they li

tomorrow is carrie lam's birthday, and these pro-democracy protesters are calling everybody to celebratehe occasion with pro-democracy rallies, protests planned near the legislative council building , where lawmakers plan to hold a hearing on a bill that would criminalize disrespect toward china's national anthem. so it is not just the national security legislation, but also the national in the bill, doubling down. i've already seen barricades near the legislature area the hong kong police force is said to be readying something like 3000 riot officers in anticipation of protests. meanwhile, carrie lam says it is untrue that this legislation would ban protests or stop freedom of speech in hong kong. she says the various rights enjoyed by people will continue to be there still. but at the moment, this seems to be the calm before the storm. vonnie: relations between washington and beijing are becoming a little more fraught, and partially it has to do with the race for a vaccine or a covid-19 therapy of some kind. rishaad: that does seem to be the latest salvo. president trump's administrati

you look now at some of the other stories making news around the world today hong kong's leader carrie lam says new left national security law planned by mainland china won't affect the city's rights and freedoms pro-democracy supporters of sharply criticized the proposed legislation set to be approved by china's parliament this week. argentina has quarantined a shanty town on the outskirts of the capital when osiris after more than 50 people there tested positive for cove it 19 police have set up fences around via us who health workers are controlling the embers and are responsible for distributing food and hygiene. dominic cummings top advisor to british prime minister boris johnson has defended his decision to leave london during the coronavirus law he said it was responsible it was reasonable rather to travel to his parents' home in durham for childcare reasons while he and his wife had symptoms of coded 19 spy public outrage coming says he has not considered resigning. the german government is throwing a 9000000000 euro lifeline to the country's flag carrier tonsil the airline has bee

from: we are hearing carrie lam issuing a letter to citizens saying the hong kong legal system is inadequate to safeguard the national security, that the national security law is a duty of central authorities , and over the past year, the hong kong community has been traumatized. we have continued to see those protests. the objective is to prevent the andersion of state power protect national security. we don't know it the exact details of the law as of yet. by also, in this statement the chief executive, it alludes to the fact that the law -- that hong kong really failed to pass this national security law over the past two decades. tom: that's right, they have been trying to pass this law since 2003 at least and have failed. when they tried to pass it, it sparked demonstrations in the city. this is why beijing has decided to circumnavigate the hong kong government and get this law imposed. yesterday, in terms of signing off and voting on this bill, it was a major step in that direction. china has said consistently that this security law would be relatively focused and targeted on certain nu

earlier today, carrie lam, the top leader of hong kong, issued this.ished in virtually every single newspaper, with the exception of the apple daily, which is of course owned by the pro-democracy media mogul. and in it, she is urging hong kongers to accept the national security legislation but she also condemns external forces. there is a line in there. she says external forces have intensified their interference in hong kong's internal affairs. beijing, at the moment, is hashing at the details of this just-passed, controversial legislation. we know it will allow the minister of state security to enforce this law, which many critics feel will heavily curtail freedoms here. back to you. >> i was going to ask you what the chances would be of beijing budging. i imagine the answer is zero. but what is going to be the reaction or the likely reaction of the protest movement, which is fought literally so hard over the last year. >> they have. and they fought so hard and, at this moment, their options are very limited. so their only option right now is relying

matt: carrie lam does not seem whiched at all about sphere she operates in.ng is said to cooperate with china to enact the u.s. security law. says this law safeguards hong kong's constitutional responsibility. she clearly feels a strong loyalty to beijing and is voicing that. that youink -- i know are an economist, but when you look at what the economy has priced in, do you think hong kong's loss of special status has been priced in? diana: no. actually, the market has found it very difficult over the last couple of years to figure out how to deal with this fundamentally geopolitical shift. trump's trade war, which was much more quantifiable in terms of trying to estimate economist models, how much the terrace will impact things and so on, was at the forefront of the investors. but i have argued over the last couple of years that the tectonic shift in entering the geopolitics are reshaping the investment landscape fundamentally. the market has been consistently behind the curve on this one. i wanted to ask you about something that seems to be creeping up in c

and the trigger of course was the extradition bill which carrie lam, the chief executive proposed andhe withdrew it but by then, the damage had been done and the pleased were encouraged, not just by hong kong but by mainland authorities to go out and beat up hong kong people. over 1000 people have been arrested. not one single police officer has been arrested for assaulting people. so you see, this is a problem. if beijing is losing its patients, it should ask why? how come for 20 years nothing has happened? it was only when president xi -- it the head of the prc made hong kong so angry and frightened. there is no trust on either side, that much is clear. you do to communicate with beijing if you want to get the message across that what protesters are going for is not complete independence which is what beijing is most scared of? right.ly lau: you are most hong kong people are not going for independence. they are not going for the overthrow of the chinese communist party. how can i get my message across? i do it through you, my dear. i'm sure they are listening to your program. i spea

we have a former hong kong exchange chairman who led carrie lam's campaign team in 2017.lways great to have you. it seems the city is but surely getting back to normal. what do you think the new normal looks like and can the economy get back on track? ronald: i think there is a lot , but i thinkround it is going to be a steep climb, particularly when you look at , almostment rates among 50% of the workforce is employed by the sme's, so it will be a it might take the better part of 12 months, 18 months, and hopefully the virus doesn't come back in the meantime. do you think the government is doing enough for those sme's? this is a state that doesn't have bankruptcy protection. which seen some stimulus come into the fray, granting 80,000 for some retailers out there to keep businesses afloat. do you think it is enough? i think almost 35 billion u.s. dollar package the government put out has not fully found its way into the economy yet, but as you have secretary finance if thatn has indicated is not enough, they are prepared to come out with more so let's hope we don't need

the legislation has drawn protests in the territory as well as international criticism but carrie lamays there's nothing to worry about. >> the bill -- only a handful of people. it protects citizens who abide by the law, and love peace. citizens will have the same rights and freedoms as they do now. >> lam says beijing is certain to pass the legislation, and her government fully supports the move. lam warned her government will respond to what she called illegal proteststs by those who oppose the legislation. police have elected barricades around the legislative council building. pro-democracy activists are calling for more demonstrations. they're also angry about a second piece of legislation that would make it a crime to disrsrespect the chinese nation anthemem. ththe legislative council planso start deliberating that bill on wednesday. beijing is expected to approve the national security law on thursdayay, about a week after was proposed at the annual national people's congress. a veteran pro-democracy campaigner says the security law threatens the one country, two systems policy t

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in hong kong, carrie lam, the chief executive, has been defending china's new security law — callingt political protests. and she criticised international leaders who've supported protesters resisting the legislation. national security legislation as an internal matter for a country, it's the case in any country. it doesn't matter the country has a unitary system or a multi—party system or a federal system. now, legislation on national security is always a matter matter for the central authorities. so for overseas politicians making such comments, they probably are practising double standards. now, i think there is no one country that will allow an important matter like national security to be flawed in any way or to have a void in any way. let's get more on this from hong kong with our correspondent danny vincent. explain what these proposals are, danny. it's important to state that hong kong is of course part of china but it has special privileges and rights and freedoms that are not enjoyed in other parts of china, in the mainland. that includes an independent judicial system, fre

carrie lam says this is just about a small number of potentially terrorist act.ry small number of so—called terrorists, why go nuclear on it? you have 30,000 policeman. ten 30,000 policeman control a small amount of people? well, thatis small amount of people? well, that is certainly a question out there. and i don't disputed. there an international outcry from many quarters about this legislation, but an outcry is one thing, isn't it? action that supports that disapproval is difficult to find at the moment. well, i don't think it is difficult to find. the most important action is from president donald trump. he says that if china imposes the law on hong kong, there will be serious consequences. i believe president trump is a man of his word. mostly he does what he says. so we are expecting really serious and draconian sentence from the us. we have to wait and see if that will emerge —— sanctions. thank you for joining emerge —— sanctions. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. thank you. across europe, life for many is gradually returning to normal as countri

this is how carrie lam sees it. >> we are a free society.eople have the freedom to say whatever they want to say for the time bng. >> the phrase "for the time being" has not eased concerns. nor is the part of the law that would make disrespecting the chinese national anthem a crime. to understand why passions are so inflamed, you need to go back to 1997, when hong kong was handed back to the continent. china promised to maintain hong kong's way of life under system called -- policy called one country, two systems. but protest screw last year, driven by -- protests grew last year, driven by fear that beijing was extending its reach. that fear has not gone away. the counterargument here is that 2019 showed that better laws were needed to stop violence like this. this, too beijing, was completely intolerable, and having seen previous efforts fail, this time, it did not ask. whether autonomy was needed -- whether a law was needed or not, hong kong's autonomy has been diminished. special trade status is worth billions to hong kong's economy and i

carrie lam has appealed the people to wait for details and promised legislation will not trample on hongts and freedoms. protesters say the proposal would spell the end of the one country, two systems approach. china says the laws expected to ban what it sees as treason, sedition and [mikael colville-andersen] the story of detroit has been told countless times all over the world. the rise and the fall are part of the narrative, but it is especicially the renewawal, the phphoenix rising, that has captured peoe's imagininations. and yeah, i get it. what a story! i know that most of the renewal, most of the hype, is focused on downtown. the renewal of detroit

chief executive carrie lam seemed to be part of the pro-beijing political establishment.he said she expects protests to continue but believes the new law will be necessary. >> the important thing is for the people of hong kong to realize that without protection of national security, many of the things we treasure will be lost. >> joshua long -- wonong, a promominent activist, says beijg is trying to silence crititical voices with force and fear. >> we must stand upp against it. beijing impoposed nationall securityty in law is not about secucurity o of the nation. it is about the security of the communist party of china. >> some 3000 delegates from across the country have gathered for china's political event of the year. the national congress in beijing. the law is the most controversial item on the agenda. beijing has vowed to uphold hong kong's special status but says the law is needed in the wake of protests and foreign interferencece. >> these activitieies have seriously challenged fundamental principles o of one country, two systems, have undermined the rule of law, a

at a press conference hong kong's pro-beijing and unpopular chief executive carrie lam says the new law would improve the legal system and safeguard aational security in the former the mass protests both peaceful and violent that rocked the city for much of 2019 are what beijing intends to stop by banning acts of treason, and subversion, for many the new law symbolize the death nell of the one country system two-- principal, project to great britain to leave hong kong semiautonomous until 2027. claudia mo is a pro-democracy leader. >> there is nothing we can do to challenge it. because it is your mother's order. >> reporter: washington is now condemning beijing's plan as a crackdown on hong kong but beijing is ignoring those demands saying some in america pushinging u.s.-china relations u.s.-china r to a new cold war. ramy inocencio, cbs news, tokyo. >> klinge: in israel today history in the making as prime minister netanyahu went on trial. netanyahu faced a three judge panel in jerusalem at the start of his trial for corruption charges, the first israeli prime minister ever to stand tr

reporter: the findings of the council, whose members are appointed by chief executive carrie lam, wereuickly dismissed by the opposition. >> those who read the report, they simply chose to look the other way. that is why we have been adamant about our demand that there has to be a proper, genuine, independent inquiry into allll this police brutality. reporter: the report is unlikely to quell the public's anger toward hong kong police. images like these are seared into the memories of those who participated in or supported the pro-democracy movement. tear gas is a taste that nearly everyone remembers well. all too well. this ice cream shop has even made it into a flavor, as a tribute to the sting of struggle. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: we wanted to make a flavor to remind people to persist and not lose their passion. reporter: demonstrations stop to this winter because of the coronavirus outbreak, by protesters have clashed with police in recent days, now that the spread of the virus in hong kong has practically come to a halt. phil: dw reporter cheri chan covered d the

this though is how carrie lam sees it.so people have the freedom to say whatever they want. a free society for the time being. that phrase has not ease concerns. there's a law being considered that will make disrespecting the chinese national anthem a crime. we seem protest, clashes with the police and arrests as well. we need to go back to 1997, to —— when hong kong was handed back to —— when hong kong was handed back to the uk. the end of the chapter of shame and the history of china. china promised her maintain hong kong's way of life. there's always been tension. we saw it last year. protests grew and grew, driven by a fear that beijing was extending its reach. that fear has not gone away. the counter argument here is the 2019 shows that better laws weren't needed to stop violence like this. —— were needed. having seen previous efforts, they negotiate a new security law fail. this time they did not ask. whether this is needed oi’ did not ask. whether this is needed or not, hong kong's autonomy has been diminished. amer

lam saida law carrie was a priority.for general strike in opposition to the controversial plans by beijing to enact national security laws in hong kong which opponents feel good curtail essential freedoms and any criticism of the communist party of china. a litany officials -- of officials have come out to assuage the fears of hong kong people and permit -- pro-democracy advocates. more than one dozen high school student groups are calling for a strike, despite having just gone back to school in the last week. social media statements are being passed around, calling students to stand up to protect their freedom of expression. cable television, media reporting 3500 riot police have been deployed across the city, mostly on hong kong island. around the government offices, the pla garrison, all of the main complexes in the three neighborhood -- the same neighborhood. around theads waterfront are being blocked in anticipation of protests today. a big question, what will be the role of the bla going -- the people's liberation

hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, has been defending china's new security law, insisting it wouldfeguard against legal process and would not violate the territory's autonomy. she criticised international leaders who supported protesters resisting the legislation. as the lockdown in england starts to be relaxed with the government setting out further plans to ease some of the restrictions, more people will be using public transport and returning to work. so in this environment, what are the risks of being infected with coronavirus? our science editor david shukman has been looking at the latest research. as people think about getting back to work, going out to do more shopping again and travelling on public transport, what are the risks of becoming infected 7 this animation simulates the inside of a train carriage. marked in red, it shows someone who's got the virus, maybe without realising, and how, when they talk, they could release it all over a fellow passenger. a grim thought, but some scientists say the droplets containing the virus are very easily spread. if you are just bre

hong kong's leader carrie lam says that a new security law planned by mainland china will not effect on khan's rights and freedoms for democracy supporters of sharply criticized the proposed legislation it is set to be approved by china's parliament this week. macau is a casino tycoon stanley hole has died at the age of 98 who is known as the king of gambling he was born in hong kong and he made millions transforming neighboring macau from a sleepy portuguese colony to one of the world's biggest gambling hopes. a covert 1000 cases have surged in india as the country reopens its economy after 2 months of lockdown over the weekend india reported its highest ever one day tally of more than 7000 new cases the government has released a contact tracing out which it says allows people to move about safely but rights groups have their doubts. while has more. home within a new normal long stops and security checks abound as india exits its a beach long down. i decided i had to wait 2 weeks to get a ticket home to him. but it isn't just tickets and temperatures that matter he also have to don

hong kong's chief executive carrie lam has been defending china's new security law, insisting it wouldsafeguard against violent political protests and would not violate the territory's autonomy. she criticised international leaders who've supported protesters resisting the legislation. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. no sector of the global economy has been hit harder by the covid—19 pandemic than the travel and hospitality industry. posh hotels like this one behind me are empty. millions of workers dependent on travel and tourism have been laid off. well, my guest today is sir rocco forte, who is the owner of a string of luxury hotels, and a powerful voice in an industry chafing under strict lockdown and social distancing rules. is there a future for a business that relies on social mobility and public confidence? sir rocco forte, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for asking me to join you. it is a pleasure to have you on the show, and you, like everybody else, have lived through the most extraordinary three months of this covid

but it has been backed by the territory's leader, carrie lam, who says it is necessary to protect nationalprotesters onto yet another collision course. i'm joined now by professor steve tsang, director of the china institute at soas university in london. let us start with what is happening in hong kong. do you think we are looking at the ends of the previous arrangement? that we are at a major crossroads? yes, we are definitely ata crossroads? yes, we are definitely at a major crossroads. perhaps we should go even further to say that it is potentially a game changer. the real issue here is that this new security law is about the chinese government not being able to get what it wants through the system in hong kong and has decided that it would therefore bypass the institutions in hong kong to get its way. what does that mean for the pro—democracy movement is there? if china can actually relocate people from the territories to the mainland, they have got their intelligence services operating in the territories as well, as the new law allows, that effectively takes over hong kong as it is no

earlier carrie lam — hong kong's chief executive — gave her backing to the draft law.. well, since lasser, we have seen the escalation of violence in relation to the anti—amendment bill protests. we have got home—grown explosives and there were firearms jeopardising home—grown explosives and there were firearmsjeopardising personal safety. and security. at the same time, people were advocating hong kong independence and self—determination. stay with us on bbc news, still to come — could we be seeing a return of professional football in england anytime soon? the bbc speaks exclusively to the english premier league's boss. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. new quarantine rules are to be brought in for travellers to the uk. visitors will face fines if they don't self—isolate for 1h days. a passenger plane has crashed into people's homes in the pakistani city of karachi, but there are at least two survivors. before covid—19 nevada boasted one of the fastest growing economies in the us. population, employment, almost everything was growing. now even as the desert stat

the new meaures are seen by critics as an attack on democratic freedoms, but carrie lam said this morning14—year—old jaden moodie was knocked off his moped and stabbed to death in east london. today, a serious case review has concluded authorities could have intervened whenjaden was being was being exploited by criminal gangs. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. this makes for grim reading. the report paints a picture of the short and troubled life. jaden moodie was born to parents who separated in the year of his birth and his father was deported for drug dealing to jamaica and his mother brought him up alone and his mother brought him up alone and took him out of secondary school when he got in trouble for bullying and threatening a boy with a ball bearing gun. she sent him to stay with his grandmother in london and she followed that could not stay in the same house. she was sofa surfing while he slept on the grandmother's sofa. in 2018 he was found in bournemouth in a drug dealer's cuckoo house and when he was returned from there, the police took him home and there

earlier carrie lam — hong kong's chief executive — gave her backing to the draft law. well, since last year, we have seen the escalation of violence in relation to the anti—amendment bill protest. we have got home—grown explosives, and there were firearms jeopardising personal safety and security. at the same time, people were advocating hong kong independence and self—determination. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... could we be seeing a return of professional football in england anytime soon? the bbc speaks exclusively to the english premier league's boss. this morning at the maker and engineer for spain caring this morning at the maker and engineerfor spain caring mr this morning at the maker and engineer for spain caring mr gandhi spotting landed in delhi. the president of india brought to the plane to solemnly witness this trick on dee's final return from the put quote benefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so it is become the first country in the road to approve a change in the national referendum. it was a remarka

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a joint statement criticising the draft law, but it has been backed by the territory's leader, carrie lamis necessary to protect national security. that could set her run protesters onto yet another collision course. john mcmanus, bbc news. israel's prime minister benyamin neta nyahu has arrived at court injerusalem at the start of his corruption trial. in a televised address at the court, he said the case against him was aimed at "toppling him, in any way possible". he is the first serving israeli prime minister to face criminal proceedings. the trial comes a week after he was sworn in for a record fifth term. greece will reopen its islands to domestic tourism tomorrow, the latest in a series of measures ending lockdown restrictions. it closed its borders early, and has had only 171 deaths from coronavirus. but greece's tourist industry — which makes up at least a fifth of the economy — has been badly hit by the pandemic, as quentin sommerville reports. the parthenon is a landmark notjust for greece but for the entire world. and for the last few months, it along with western civilisation

see your homework after scuffles broke out in hong kong's legislative council chief executive carrie lam said her government would cooperate with beijing a and the new law would that affect people's rights freedoms to digital independence the important thing is for the people of f hong kong to realize that. without protection of national security many of the things that we enjoy many of the things that we treasure- what be. sold this is really the time for us to wait anymore. to get on with it by imports they just native safeguards. pro democracy and they're all call for big protests. the point is such a popular battlee days the nationals are pretty low just like how we successfully in. the government. controversial order available in twenty nine games the semi autonomous region is technically obliged to enact national security legislation that attempted to do so in two thousand and three but widespread protests forced officials to shelve it. the chinese government says the bill would prohibit terrorism foreign interference session and version. beijing's latest push for more control over