emily lau: well, both.the way they are doing it is very wrong, they should stop it and then they should have a discussion with theyommunity and see why are having such violent reactions. why the people are so fearful and angry. the thing to do is to engage the on thenot just beat them head and try to crush them. that is appealing feeling we have in hong kong now. there are thousands of police officers roaming the streets trying to beat people up and arrest them. it is a terrible, terrible feeling. just like we are living in a police state. emily, does it feel like beijing has lost its temper or progress hongthe kong is making and it is willing as at at risk its position global financial hub in order to maintain or consolidate complete control? ms. emily lau: yes, i think you may be right. quite a number of people have said that beijing has lost its patients because hong kong was handed by britain to china in 1997. 23 years. how come we still have not implemented this national security law which the basic la

emily lau: well, both. understand the way they are doing it is very wrong, they should stop it and then they should have a discussion with the community. they are having such violent reactions. why the people are so fearful and angry. the thing to do is to engage the people, not just beat them on the head and try to crush them. >> does it feel like beijing has lost its temper or its patients with the progress hong kong is making and it is very much willing to trade in or put at risk its position as a global financial hub in order to maintain or consolidate complete control? ms. emily lau: they must ask why -- why is such a peaceful and safe city suddenly blowing up like that? in the trigger was the extradition bill which carrie lam, the chief executive, proposed and then months later she withdrew it up by then, the damage had been done. the police were encouraged and not just by hong kong but by mainland authorities to go out and beat up hong kong people. over 1000 people have been arrested. but not one sin

china's reported plans to introduce national security laws in hong kong but right now we can speak to emily lau she is the chairwoman of the international affairs committee for hong kong's democratic party and she joins us from hong kong emily let me start by asking you for your reaction to this legislation possibly being tabled. well actually i don't think anything has been concerned or now just yet i think in the media in beijing discussing it and so we haven't got the excess. of the law or anything but surely with the people here are very very. very alarmed and very disturbed because this is such legislation would take away our freedoms would take away the personal safety and the rule of law and legal are very very nervous indeed so emily let me ask you then how it could impact hong kong's autonomy i mean i see that there's the possibility that it wouldn't even have to go through hong kong's local legislature. exactly that's what we have heard it because the fear that there is so much really by straying and saw irish clashes in the legislature david they tried to push some of these through t

expect more backlash backlash from the international community for enacting this quite dramatic move emily lau is a leading member of hong kong's democratic party and she says the public is concerned about what they see as china's encroachments on hong kong's autonomy. i didn't sure do that people here are very very concerned and very alarmed and very disturbed because they fear such legislation would take away our freedoms or take away the personal safety and the rule of law and the people are very very nervous indeed because they fear that there is so much silly by straying and so much clashes in the ahl legislature that day they try to push something through that it could take a long time so they saying the british just do it and forced it on us but this is terrible if you want to enact legislation affecting people's freedoms and save the rule of law certainly is up to our legislature to do their job and that's exactly what is said in a basic law which is our mini constitution promulgated by beijing it says we should legislate on our own but now it seems they have breaking up all of the pro

has speak now to emily lau in hong kong she is the chairperson of the international affairs committee of the democratic party a former member of the hong kong legislative council good to have you with us so it's. let me read to you what the former hong kong chief executive why leung said he said even democracies like the us like singapore have strict national security laws is beijing then to how do you respond beijing proposing something that's really unusual well actually if they would only sit and talk to the pro-democracy can see what their concerns are each side make some compromises i think they can have a consensus but they refused to do it they just want to boo doe's it through it tried into almost 3 fail and now they're trying it again and this time they don't even want to take it to the legislative council they just want to do it in beijing and then foisted on us and in so doing beijing is declaring the end of one country 2 systems. if that's the case it's going to be one country one system we have will be just like any other chinese city but listen what pro beijing lawmakers

emily lau says most do not want independence for the financial hub just to have their views heard. >>hey should drop this national security law, which we rubberstamp parliament in beijing is definitely going to pass on thursday. if they were just cool it, stop it come and talk to the hong kong people, talk to the political parties, the legislators, what is needed, what should be done, what are the concerns of not just the political parties but the bigger community, i heard some business people are saying they are rethinking their plans in hong kong. do you not think that now with this national security law or on terrorism, interfering with foreign forces, do you not think the professionals are worried? of course they are. but i think china -- and i hope the international community will tell beijing to really calm down and stop bulldozing this thing through. but i don't support sanctions from hong kong because in the words of some business people, that means the game is over. so why punish the 7 million people? i don't think that is a way forward. clarify then, your issue law but howch

that was the former hong kong democratic chair emily lau.continue to speak to all sides of the debate. on wednesday we will be joined by the legislative council member. the city's former justice secretary. and the veteran pro-democracy campaigner margin we. -- martin lee. tolinda: china's decision impose has sparked fears of capital flight and in erosion of the city status as an international financial center. thinkoomberg economists that m1 financial effect, hong kong will benefit. tell us exactly what you mean. wrong.t get me the national security law is questioning rule of law wearing for business. in one narrow aspect of finance, which accounts for 20% of the hong kong economy, there is good news. that is the state of listings coming into the hong kong stock market. things worsen, the worse things get between the u.s. and china, the better it is for the hong kong stock market, because more and more chinese markets are looking at listings in hong kong. from alibaba in november which raised $13 billion. and we heard that the arrival of ali

states may not be able to continue if he feels that hong kong's autonomy continues to be threatened emily lau is a leading member of hong kong's democratic party and she says the public is concerned about what they see as china's encroachment on hong kong as autonomy. i can assure you that people here are very very concerned and very alarmed and very disturbed because they fear such legislation would take away our freedoms would take away the personal safety and the rule of law and the people are very very nervous indeed because they fear that there is so much silly by straying and so much clashes in our legislature that if they try to push something through there it could take a long time so they sing the british just do it and forced it on us but this is terrible if you want to enact legislation affecting people's freedoms and save the rule of law certainly is up to our legislature to do the job and that's exactly what is said in the basic law which is our mini constitution promulgated by beijing it says we should legislate on our own but now it seems they have breaking up all of the promis

matt: that was former hong kong eputy party chair emily lau. offered lufthansa a 9 billion euro bailout. the deal still requires e.u. approval and officials in brussels are not making it easy for berlin. sources say the commission wants lufthansa to surrender key flight slots amid concerns they may have an unfair advantage overcome pacific northwest pet or thes. joining us now is bloomberg senior editor benedict campbell. if i fly within germany, i feel like my only choices are lufthansa or airlines owned by lufthansa. >> yes, you're right. the competitors are diminished. we used to have a company called air berlin. they disappeared in 2017 and really all you have now is lufthansa and companies from abroad like easyjet. and ryanair. they are unhappy about this bailout and what happened with france with air france. saying these companies shouldn't be pumped full of government funds because that chris an uneven playing field. it is a voice that is being heard in brussels. the brussels side is not going to wave this agreement through. they will de

kong apologise for that we will try and go back to adrian if we can before the end of the program emily lau is the chairwoman of the international affairs committee of the democratic party and former member of the hong kong legislative council she says imposing the law means hong kong will lose its autonomy if they would only sit and talk to the pro-democracy can see what their concerns are. each side make some compromises i think they can have a consensus but they refused to do it they just want to bhutto's it threw it tried into all of 3 failed and now they're trying it again and this time they don't even want to take it to the legislative council they just want to do it in beijing and then foist it on us and in so doing beijing is declaring the end of one country 2 systems if that's the case it's going to be one country one system we have will be just like any other chinese city and even the hong kong people who belongs to the national people's congress when they travel to beijing yesterday to attend the meeting they didn't know about it it just beijing just sprang it on everybody oh it

people will not be affected by the national they thinkw unless -- they break the law -- we spoke with emily laurday, the former democratic chairperson in hong kong. i want you to take a listen to what she had to say. >> the international community will come up and tell beijing, tell the carrie lam administration to come down and not to boot those things over the people. the people by and large are not violent. they want to talk. they want the government to come out and give concessions, which is something we cannot get. that's why we keep seeing these scenes a very violent clashes and it makes our blood boil. haidi: i wanted to make the point -- >> also there's a chance for people because firstly, people what are thend main issues and legislation will come in the second step. so in the meantime, people can the national people's congress as to what should included. there will be chances for them to do that. haidi: so if they have a security law -- >> what? haidi: if this law is passed through by decree through the annex, doesn't this open the floodgates for other laws that beijing deems to be ne