taipei also has many shops run by hongkongers. >> the memorial hall has a statue of the former leaderdisplay. after a conflict, the party retreated to taiwan. for decades the nationalist party ledy chiang kai-shek governed with a one-party rule. taiwan's first direct election was held in 1996, realizing the democracy that citizens had long hoped for. one hour's drive from taipei is a small restaurant run by a family from hong kong. the family had believed that beijing would maintain the one-country two-systems policy that it had promised to keep for 50 years when hong kong was returned to mainland china in 1997. >> in 2019, over 2 million people took part in demonstrations in hong kon surpassing the scale of the umbrella movement. they were opposing the revision of the extradition bill which would allow hong kong to return wanted criminals to mainland china. on september 4th, the chief executive of hong kong says she would withdraw the bill. but the demonstrations continued. the protesters' greatest demand is the implementation of direct elections. in july and august, when mass demons

earlier i spoke tojulian chan from the organisation hongkongers in britain.se now, which is leading to so many people trying to leave and the biggest reason for that is that many people from hong kong see the one country, two systems, which was promised, illegally binding treaty under the un, no longer properly functions. we see that promises have been broken. under the one country, two systems, hong kong was promised a freedom of speech, assembly, press and publication, but events which have been taking place since 2019 when i was there when most notably, the suppression of the large—scale peaceful demonstrations. the excessive force and brutality used by the hong kong police and protesters and more lately, the imposition of the national security law without consulting hong kongers has effectively brought all the promised freedoms to an end. that's why it led to so many people leaving. amongst the key findings that we did, according to a policy study, that we conducted, 96% of our respondents consider hong kong no longer a safe and free home that they are us

recognise the bno passport as a travel document. julian chan is the head of public affairs for hongkongers here a couple of years ago from hong kong? that's right. we are very concerned _ ago from hong kong? that's right. we are very concerned with _ ago from hong kong? that's right. we are very concerned with the _ are very concerned with the situation in hong kong of course now, which is leading to so many people trying to leave and the biggest reason for that is that many people from hong kong see the one country, two systems, which was promised, illegally binding treaty under the un, promised, illegally binding treaty underthe un, no promised, illegally binding treaty under the un, no longer properly functions. we see that promises have been broken. under the one country, two systems, hong kong was promised a freedom of speech, assembly, press and publication, but events which have been taking place since 2019 when i was there when most notably, the suppression of the large—scale peaceful demonstrations. the excessive force and brutality used by the hong kong police and protesters and

how would he view occupy central, how would he view hongkongers standing up for democratic rights?what do you think? >> look, i'm in favor of democracy everywhere and always. whether it is sensible to be very aggressive towards the chinese about their view of the matter, i don't put in particular in when you consider in all the years when britain ruled hong kong, i don't remember of us having a system of democracy there. we thought we should have done, we tried it. when we knew we are handing it over to the chinese we suddenly conceived a great passion for democracy in hong kong which we hadn't before shown. i don't want to mince words. i want democracy in hong kong, i believe it is the right way. it's way way forward for china. i think it will eventually come. would i find amazing talking to friends in china, members of the chinese intelligence, the bourgeoisie, that appetite i find dismayfully low. i just cannot believe how little importance they seem to attach to it. young people in china, young people you would've thought would be in the vanguard of wanting this thing, maybe pe