danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong.te professor at the university of notre dame in indiana, who has written extensively about the protest movement in hong kong — told me how draconian the new laws are. the actual national security law itself was already so much more draconian than the little bits and pieces that we have learned, but this one is really awful. so you already mentioned the news story that the police can come and search your house and private property without any warrants. but more than that, the uk government offering annual passport holders a pathway to citizen ship, the government now insists that these people are also subject to exit. moreover, private properties of the people who are suspected and the companies that provide services, if they do not remove any contents deemed as endangering national then they themselves are subject to six months' imprisonment. let's just unpick some of that. let's look at the freezing of assets, because this can affect foreign companies and workers, and also chinese nat

danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong.r of political economy atjohns hopkins university, in baltimore, in the us and hejoins me now. thank you very much for your time, good to talk to you again. to you see this as the end of any hope for democracy in hong kong? it is not only the end of hope for democracy, it isa the end of hope for democracy, it is a major significant attack on the freedom that hong kong has been enjoying since the british rule before 1997, hong kong was not a democracy but at least people have the freedom to speak and write books and articles and criticise the government and i think now they are taking it away overnight. and how do you think hong kong will deal with this? is there any pushback possible or will they simply be, like 70 people in mainland china, just pretend they don't have any political opinions and certainly don't express them? what worries me is that the chinese government is giving no choice to the people in hong kong, except continue to fight, because hong kong people have been used to

danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong.ria hui, an associate professor at the university of notre dame who has written extensively about the protest movement in hong kong. thank you forjoining us. these new implementation rules go into much more detail than we knew before. how draconian are they? the actual national security law itself was already so much more draconian that the little bits and pieces that we have learned, but this one is really awful. so you already mentioned the news story that the police can search your house and private property without any warrants. but more than that, the uk government offering passport holders a pathway to citizen ship, the government now insists that these people are also subject... moreover, private properties of the people who are suspected in the companies that provide services, if they do not remove any contents endangering national security, then they themselves are subject to six months imprisonment. let'sjust unpack some of that. let's look at the freezing of that. let's look

danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong.lsonaro says he's undergone another test for the coronavirus, after local media reported he had symptoms associated with covid—19. he told supporters outside the presidential palace that he had just visited the hospital and been tested for the virus, adding that an exam had shown his lungs were, as he put it, "clean." last month, a federal judge ordered him to wear a protective mask when he is in any public space. it follows widespread criticism including from the world health organization, of not taking the pandemic seriously enough, especially at the start of the crisis. brazil is the epicentre of the pandemic in latin america, with more than 1.6 million infections. sao paulo is the worst affected area but even as the crisis worsens — the city is getting back to business. hair salons and restaurants have reopened. here's our south america correspondent katy watson in sao paulo. i went for a walk in my neighbourhood which for the past three months has been absolutely dead, a lot of re

danny vincent has spoken to protesters facing big decisions.t potentially facing life imprisonment is. tak—chi tam was arrested after taking part in a protest. he is now out on bail after being charged with the offence of illegal assembly, but he can yet face steeper charges under hong kong's new national security law. nearly 200 people inside — 200. most of them are youngsters, and some of them are middle—aged people, and some are old ladies, old men, inside. nobody knows of the future holds, but many fear the worst. in an abandoned building, we meet brian, who isjust out of college. translation: we, the younger generation, feel hong kong's prospects are gloomy. this includes choosing your career and your personal life. even personal freedoms and basic human rights can't be secured. hong kong is constantly being suppressed. but brian has a way out. he holds a british national overseas passport, and is planning to leave. after china imposed the national security law, britain said the passport could lead to citizenship for up to 3 million hong k

danny vincent has spoken to protesters facing big decisions.rrested in hong kong as a pro—democracy activist. but potentially facing life imprisonment is. he was arrested after taking part in a protest. he is now out on bail after being charged with the offence of illegal assembly, but he can yet face steeper charges under hong kong's new national security law. nearly 200 people inside — 200. most of them are youngsters, and some of them are middle—aged people, and some are old ladies, old men, inside. nobody knows of the future holds, but many fear the worst. in an abandoned building, we meet brian, who isjust out of college. translation: we, the younger generation, feel hong kong's prospects are gloomy. this includes choosing your career and your personal life. even personal freedoms and basic human rights can't be secured. hong kong is constantly being suppressed. but brian has a way out. he holds a british national overseas passport, and is planning to leave. after china imposed the national security law, britain said the passport could lea

agents will have to provide information on their activites concerning hong kong. 0ur correspondent danny vincentthe young yet familiar faces of protest in hong kong. joshua wong shut down his political movementjust minutes after the national security law was passed. he was already facing charges of illegal assembly. it is still the time not to surrender, to stand and fight. do you have a message for boris johnson? we urge the world no matter borisjohnson or any prime minister around the world that they should realise that hong kong should not be silenced. pro—democracy campaigners say hong kong has changed almost overnight. high—profile activists likejoshua wong say that they could soon be targets of this new national security law. the effect has been chilling. demonstrators today protested with blank sheets of paper. worried that their words could be classed as subversion and lead to life imprisonment. pro—democracy books likejoshua wong's have been removed from public libraries. so for me the most important thing is not to give up, not to surrender and not to give up my belief on protecting ou