emily lau is the chair woman of the international affairs committee of hong kong democratic party. she says the length of the sentence is designed to send a message. it's a very, very heavy sentence. and if the chinese government wants to send a signal to the home, people about not reaching the national security law, they have really done it quite successfully. and i think many people are being injected ages and, but i just wanted to tell you the game is not over. we will continue to fight for civil and political rights. and in a way to get stressing that in the judgement, there was little mention of the protection of civil and political rights, which are in fact in the national security law. so now people just don't know whether these rights are protected at all. the boundaries are not very clear and hence it make people even more vehicle. i think nobody like to see mile and you know chaos. that's true. but we also warn hong kong to be what he was not too long ago of save by granted and a free city. but that is know, many people, a very, very worried in spite of now we have jubila

let's speak to emily lau is the chairperson of the international affairs committee of hong kong democratic party and she's joining us from hong kong. thank you so much for talking to us. so the sentence was longer than what was requested by the prosecution. but what is your reaction to the sentencing? well, of course, it's a very, very heavy sentence. and if the chinese government wants to send a signal to the hong kong, people about not reaching the national security law, they have really done it quite successfully. and i think many people are being in jamaica ages, and i just wanted to tell you the game is not over. we will continue to fight for civil and political rights. and in a way, it is stressing that in the judgement, there was little mention of the protection of civil and political rights, which i in fact in the national security law. so now people just don't know whether these rights are protected at all the boundaries. i'm not very clear and hence it make people even more helpful. right. about aging says that this law is widely needed to bring calm to the territory. well i thin

. >> reporter: emily lau is the former chair of hong kong's embattled democratic party.ow are you feeling about hong kong's celebration today? >> it is dreadful. people are so worried and so frightened. >> reporter: just four activists protested on this anniversary. nearly 120 pro-democracy advocates have been detained in the past year. and hong kong's last pro-democracy paper, the apple daily, was raided and shut last month. in beijing, xi jinping raised his fist and yelled "may the communist party live for 10,000 years." for "cbs this morning saturday," ramy inocencio, hong kong. >>> lots more news state ahead. first, a look at the weather for your weekend. ♪ >>> for many women in the military, a hostile force was right in their midst. they faced career discrimination, even dismissal when they became mothers. we'll hear about the changes some very recent to better accommodate them and their needs. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." ready to shine from the insidede out? try naturere's bounty y hai, skin and n nails gummimies. the numbmber one brarand to suppor