kong's autonomous status. hong kong vs power grab postponed that's the question we're posing on quadriga today and here are the who will be. born in hong kong cherie challen works mainly for social media department she says the fresh round of protests served as an important reminder for people in hong kong that they still have a battle to fight until 2047 it's also a pleasure to welcome. a freelance journalist. who formerly worked with the economist based in hong kong he says despite growing resistance of hong kong people and especially its young china will eventually extinguish hong kong liberty and finally we're very pleased to have with us the activist he was involved in the umbrella movement that emerged during the hong kong democracy protests in $4014.00 he was granted asylum in germany last year. we don't want hong kong to become just another city in china. so welcome to all of you let me ask you just start out by talking a little bit about the current situation even after the suspension of the proposed extradition law the protesters have made it clear they're not calling it quits apparently messages have been circulating on social me

would say now the political situation in hong kong is totally different from 2014 as true after 2014 a lot of hong kong people loss of its hole in hong kong but after this time we can see that international. attention is very useful to give proof to the chinese skulls and as well as the hong kong government to change their mind or to make a bit concessions so i think all the protesters in hong kong should keep their hope and try their best to the international community was planning in hong kong and how importance of cherry how far would you expect the government to go to suppress protests if as you said there are continuing rallies escuela torrie actions even were do you think the government's likely to do. i think the suppression of the protests will only be justified if it's clear. or clash between the police and protesters and so as long as the protesters they keep their calm and remain peaceful i don't think the government has a recent stop people going on the streets just to say things that they wouldn't like and so or would have to see like what the protesters plans. but i wouldn't say that they make a lot of efforts to. disperse t

now 3rd point allow me to finish very quickly hong kong is part of china by 2049 hong kong will no longer have the special image of region status hong kong will be just like any ordinary cities in china hong kong compared with its neighboring city shouldn't turn shouldn't an hour is already larger than hong kong in terms of the size of the g.d.p. in terms of the population people in hong kong need to wake up to the need that they really need to figure out what's the best way to promote the economy in hong kong purely chasing after certain goals will regard help economic development will not help lifting the living standards of hong kong we really need to put development as the number one priority for the people in her right victor thank you we are running out of time i'd like to give a clue here the last word basically in hong kong that's according to victor you better just like it or lump it because pretty soon it's an illusion special status anyway. why i think the comments from beijing obviously as a has been have been made on behalf of jill non the high the system the off fish oviedo beijing's view indeed they want hong kong to disap

kong is totally different from. two thousand fourteen as truth has set. off to two thousand fourteen a lot of hong kong people loss of its whole in hong kong. but after this time we can see the international. attention is very useful to give pressure to the chinese government as well as the hong kong government to change their mind or to make up its concessions. so i think or the protesters in hong kong. sure keep their hope. and try their best to tell the international community what's happening in hong kong and how importance. of hong kong. jerry how far would you expect the government to go to suppress a protest if as you said there are continuing rallies. escolha tory actions even what do you think the government's likely to do -- i think the suppression of the protest will only be justified if they it's clash and violins. all yeah clash between police and protesters and so as long as the protesters they keep a calm. and remain peaceful i don't think the government has a reason to stop people going on the streets just to say things that. they wouldn't like and so we'll have to see it like what the protesters plans are -- in but i wouldn'

kong and china. aren't i thing the vast sound close to it as great a relationship between hong kong and china. the candlelight vigil yes last night in hong kong to remember those people suffer and die even this year on the lands where crackdowns night in the night 9 hong kong is still the only place in china that had all the nice stuff. subjoin than one station such are gathering to have thousands of people to remember somebody who died but democracy are in mainland china and i think the relationship between hong kong and mainland china well we dated back to a trend he years ago where. where home wrong is being handed over from others for the need to the chinese government and there is that with the promise of universal suffrage but which was not there but i'm feeling now that has triggered gretta movement needs without them both the so i think the relationship that people south korea we are the ones he has done that where the hong kong is and not being a guarantee the freedom of expression and other basic human rights people are suffering this right now monk a time thank you thank you. you can rent a car you can rent an apartment even rent d

kong calling for civil liberties and more democracy both sides became violent. re warm and alan lee were also there they later found at their own movement hong kong engineers they are fighting for hong kong's independence from china. we teenagers we found that the government tried to cleanse our unique culture try to transfer our language try to cram as our identity as a hong kong hong kong and we don't want that to happen and we don't want hong kong just to become and like in our the city in china. and alan lee were taken into custody in 2016 the accusation there where involved in violent riots one of their fellow companions was sentenced to 7 years in prison on the same charge but the 2 feel the punishment is disproportionate fearing what might happen the 2 fled to germany while on probation they lived in limbo for 6 months until germany granted them political asylum i think the history of. true for me personally is quite encouraging because after i came to germany i talked with some . they told me that. when they were young they had never imagined is germany and west germany was fine no need united a reunion again but somehow it up and saw. that those german told me don't lose my home b

kong hours are taking to the streets to protest their government. right over and out. 17 year old zach ho is one of them they oppose a proposed extradition bill that could put hong kong's freedoms and the city's autonomy from the chinese mainland at risk. to. take that. very well. sakho is about to finish 11th grade in school it's also final exams week but since the protests show kong kong he has found little time to study. although there is maybe function this time but i think i am doing the right thing i use my fair share for. paul paul. he and his friends have founded an activist group all of them high school students. that sounds like you are in trouble. later by. my forest chased by chased by the police therefore they follow him for oh i really. have to contact my teammates for 3 off. a few days ago protests ended in clashes with the police since then security forces are on the lookout for potential protest leaders. f. f one off a fastball. trace back a trace back what me. right now. check group posts have been arrested young men risk being stopped and searched as an organizer zach needs to be careful he avoids the city subway system where police patrol the protesters want the government to shelve a bill that would allow for extraditions to china they fear that beijing could target its critics in the city another mass protest is scheduled every summer for year

let's speak now to editor in chief of hong kong free press tom grundy who's in kong kong and he's following the protests from there tom a huge number of people have come to join the protest why is this so important to citizens of hong kong now. well yes pretty unprecedented numbers it's only in the last few moments that we've seen actually people. finish coming out of the. first 4 hours ago when it began with talking at least half a 1000000 i would imagine having to think things since. 2003 when there was a national security protest but basically hong kong is a very concerned that and could be extradited to mainland china where there are more concerned about goldman human rights. in hong kong and i'm quite conservative in government response being let alone journalists come from groups long meant so much for you our people screaming at them because. i'm frustrated with police not opening all of the languages they proceeded to government. and chanting spam evil war and oppose china extradition will become to pull around government headquarters just a couple of hours ago and to around the leg

it is one of the largest protest hong kong has seen since before britain's and over of hong kong in 1997. since then, hong kong has operated under a different legal and political system as mainland china, a setup known as "one country, two systems." critics of the extradition bill say it would infringe on hong kong's independence and the legal and human rights of hong kong residents, as well as the people visiting hong kong. one of the most prominent pro-democracy activists in hong kong, 22-year-old joshua wong, was released after a month time bars. in 2014, he helped lead the umbrella movement, which protest protest -- silentill not be kept under this under president xi and carrie lam. carrie lam must step down. otherwise i believe in the next few weeks before the 22nd anniversary of hong kong transfer of sovereignty, more and more hong kong people, not -- will come and join our we get back our basic human rights and freedom. amy: we are joined now by two guests. in hong kong, nathan law, a pro-democracy activist who helped lead the umbrella movement. he and joshua wong have been nominated for the nobel peace

kong before the handover in 1997. the proposed new law, he says, is a major breach by china. i think it's the most serious challenge to the autonomy of hong kong and to the rule of law in hong kong we left in 1997, and it flatly goes against all the promises that were made about guaranteeing hong kong's local autonomy. but the sheer scale of protest may not be enough. although opposition to the bill has united businesspeople, often pro—establishment, with lawyers, students and shopkeepers, it seems unlikely that china is ready to give ground. james robbins, bbc news. let's get some reaction now from our correspondent in beijing, stephen mcdonell. stephen, still no official reaction from china. presumably they are watching this very closely indeed, but we are hearing from chinese newspapers on what they think of this. yes, well, at least one english—language chinese newspaper has editorialised that foreign forces are behind this. i mean, often you get the english language end of the communist party's press commenting on things, because it kind of seems too ridiculous for them not to say something, given that foreigners are hearing all about this. the crucial thing, however, would

kong the lessons learned in 1809 are as alive as . we teenagers we found that the government tried to. try to pass our language try to class identity as a hong kong hong kong and we don't want that to happen and we don't want hong kong just to be comments like and not to see tea in china. or to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world well we begin the day with bricks and britain seen through the donald trump lens of the moment even before he became us president donald trump made it known that he thinks britain's departure from the european union brecht's it is long overdue in fact he has repeatedly criticized u.k. prime minister teresa mayes brigs it policies accusing her of being weak and slow in a go she asians with europe were today on day 2 of his official state visit to the u.k. truong stood next to theresa may and praised her handling of brecht's it even saying that she's done a better job than he could have done to resign may's reaction simply repeating how important that u.s. u.k. relationship is and will remain this was however no transatlantic turnaround for truck waiter in the day chief city or nigel for raj one of 3

now 3rd point allow me to finish very quickly hong kong is part of china by 2049 hong kong will no longer have the special image of regions tatars hong kong will be just like any ordinary cities in china hong kong compared with its neighboring city shouldn't turn shouldn't an hour is already a larger than hong kong in terms of the size of the g.d.p. in terms of the population people the hong kong need to wake up to the need that they really need to figure out what's the best way to promote the economy in hong kong purely chasing after certain goals will not help economic development will not help lifting the living standards of hong kong we really need to put development as the number one priority for the people in her right victor thank you we are running out of time i'd like to give a clue here the last word basically in hong kong that's according to victor you better just like it or lump it because pretty soon you're going to lose your special status anyway. why i think the comment from beijing obviously has to have been made on behalf of jill non the ha the sister that off fish oh veal beijing's veal indeed they want hong kong to disa

kong. we go now to hong kong where we are joined by mary hui. she is a hong-kong based writer and reporterer for the news outt quartz. she has reported on the extradition bill and has been covering the mass protests. welcome to democracy now! can you start off by talking about the significance of this bill that was passed? just explain it. >> sure, and thank you for having me. the significance of this ill is that it will threaten hong kong's price prejudicial and legal independence. as the former governor said, there needs to be -- between hong kong's legal system and china's. with this bill, that firewall will be done away with and it means -- it will mean the death of one country, two systems, because the world no longer be this firewall and people will be -- there's a possibility people will be able to be extradited to china to face charges were they .ace an uncertain fate nermeen: could you outlinene wht the key features of this proposed amendment is? are? >> sure. so as the law currently stands, hong kong has signed extradition treaties with 20 other jurisdic

kong calling for civil liberties and more democracy both sides became violent. and ellen lee were also there they later found at their own movement hong kong indigenous they are fighting for hong kong's independence from china. we teenagers we found that the government tried to cleanse our unique culture try to transfer our language try to class our identity as a hong kong hong kong and we don't want that to happen and we don't want hong kong just to be calm and like in our the city in china right you won't and were taken into custody in 2016 the accusation there where involved in violent riots one of their fellow companions was sentenced to 7 years in prison on the same charge but the 2 feel the punishment is disproportionate fearing what might happen the 2 fled to germany while on probation they lived in limbo for 6 months until germany granted them political asylum. i think the history of germany. for me personally is quite encouraging because after i came to germany. they told me that. when they were young they had never imagined is germany west germany. united reunion. but somehow it happened so. that those german told me don't lose my home because everything could happen both m

extradition law then perhaps hong kong will no longer be able to enjoy the special relationship it has with the united states now the u.s. hong kong policy act basically treats hong kong as a separate identity separate entity from the people's republic which enables hong kong to enjoy all sorts of trading privileges which is one of the reasons why hong kong has been spared some of the worst effects of the trade war but if that were to happen that would unsettle a business community that is already deeply unsettled by the events of wednesday indeed for the moment i do we'll leave it of course come back to you as and when we get reaction from beijing thank you all in a few moments we'll have the weather with steph but still ahead here on the al-jazeera news outrage in brazil after leaked documents appear to show a conspiracy to keep leftist leaders out of the $28000.00 election race plus strike it rich forbes releases its latest list will be here to tell you who are the top sports earners this year. the web sponsored by cattle and ways. if you think. it's. likely you. know. florrie and. it is just feel. like. every. run for. the weather sponsored by qatar airways. i was

meant to protect hong kong semi autonomous status but protesters say their freedoms under threat and that they'll fight to keep them right mcbride reports from hong kong. if the hong kong government thought its last minute backdown would keep more people at home this was hong kong zaza. protesters filled the length of the route of the march and spilled over into adjoining streets ah well before the shed you will start time the crowds began forming at the starting point they say hong kong's freedoms within china are being further eroded and a calling on the chief executive kerry lam to quit and we will not stop until we get true democracy in hong kong because even in parallel with that doll the system is still unfair we do not have through the month a real we do not have a election most protesters will black to show their anger towards lam and the hong kong police and many carried white flowers in memory of a man who fell to his death the night before the march while putting up a protest banner. the incident adding to a sense of bitterness towards a government they say doesn't listen to them i don't think i'm alone in the sense that at least we only have the staying out

the governance and a great mistrust between hong kong people and the hong kong government and the hong kongd beijing. : alvin, we heard from carrie lam yesterday, and it seemed like a very emotional carrie lam with what we have seen over the last couple of days or so. i want you to take a listen to that interview. >> they said that i am selling out hong kong. how could i do that? i grew up here with everyone in the city. i have made a lot of personal sacrifice because of my love of this place. i was going to be relaxed and keep it light. yvonne: do you have a response to that response, i guess, alvin? it seems like there is a sense here that she is not guilty about putting it forward, and yet she still maintains this was not a mandate from beijing. how would you respond to a comment like that? was gettinge lam emotional because she thought she was played for selling out hong kong. this is highly personal. she did not get emotional for over one million people who took to the street on sunday. she did not get emotional seeing youngsters, the young men and women who got hurt by the hong kong p

snaking its way through the streets of hong kong and a —— there was a through the streets of hong kong and a “ there was a sense through the streets of hong kongof hong kong and a -- there was a sense of unity. it must have been incredible to be among 70 people, how will china respond to this do you think? if they will at all, there must be a little bit worried? i have no doubt that china would have had eyes on this but on one of the social media platforms in china, you type in hong kong and you can't find anything of it now. this week it will be decided what happens with the extradition bill, that's why the protested face on sunday. there's been two amendments that have already taken place to the bill, so i've spoken to a number of people in the crowd yesterday and there was a sense that perhaps this protest might not have an effect of what takes place this week. but it didn't stop people from fighting for their right, fighting for their rights for freedom of speech and that was quite amazing to see and to be a part of. there was younger generations up to extremely, elderly that were getting through the sweltering heat as well. and there was

page 16 talking about how the lawlessness in hong kong is hammering hong kong's economy i'm warning once more that the united states is meddling in hong kong's internal affairs knott's a refrain you're hearing again and again here in china a belief that the united states is interfering in hong kong's internal affairs now we haven't heard from president xi jinping so far or from any senior chinese leader president xi is currently in kurdistan attending a summit but i think you know the timing of these protests in hong kong will be embarrassing because they're coming just a few months before the people's republic is about to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china we've been getting reaction from around the world interestingly germany has said that it might be about to review its extradition arrangements with hong kong and also we've been hearing from president donald trump who's been talking for the 1st time about those dramatic events in hong kong on wednesday. when you look at this demonstration they said it was a 1000000 people there was a 1000000 people there was as big a demonstration is over the sea a

kong official, andrew leung. beijing is backing the hong kong government 100% and there the hong kong government has already made ut this law is necessary. do not forget that there are fugitives, criminal fugitives hiding in hong kong. and if the loophole is that it is allowed to be continued, then it could attract more fugitives, not only from mainland but if you look at the recent case involving spain. spain, about a week ago, handed over 95 fugitives back to china under the extradition treaty with beijing. but not everyone agrees with that assessment. britain and canada have all expressed concerns over the potential affect the change in the law could have on their citizens living in hong kong. the eu is also worried — as is the us. house speaker nancy pelosi has sent a message of solidarity. "america stands with the people of hong kong." laura westbook has been across this all week for us. first she explains how these protests started. this was first proposed by the hong kong government back in february and it was surrounded this case with this young woman who was murdered by her boyfriend in taiwan. he came b

the program a fight for hong kong's autonomy protesters in hong kong clashed with police over a mole that sessions to chip away at the territories autonomy how long can hong kong hold up against beijing plus. fighting back the filipino martial artist using her skills to help victims of child abuse also coming up the full mongolian battle goes on to offer all reports of catches up with the who banned on club intended for. i'm going to welcome to do the other news asia it's good to have you with us. protests continue in hong kong against a proposed law that would allow people in the territory to be extradited to the chinese mainland but the goal of these protests is something bigger the fight for hong kong's autonomy and its democracy china applies the one country 2 systems principle to hong kong giving the territory the right to determine the laws that govern it but how successful have demands for this to be respected been let's go back 5 years but you remember these pictures students and pro-democracy activists getting umbrellas protesting in hong kong's business district in leeds 2014 demanding free and fair elections but what did lead to truly does of the um

of the protests make their way to government headquarters in central hong kong thank you sarah clarke why 1st in hong kong. kong has enjoyed a degree of autonomy since its handover from british rule to china in 1970 a chief executive who functions like a prime minister is chosen by a 1200 member committee that's currently made up of mainly protegee probation politicians and business leaders china calls it a one country 2 systems principle on kong has executive legislative an independent judicial power under what's called the basic law a communist party leaders in beijing have the power to interpret any clause in that nor in their own way. tang is a political analyst who advises the chinese government he believes beijing's patients will soon within. from beijing side i don't know that they're terribly impressed with kerry lamb's handling of things and the one cardinal sin in china is not to be able to handle the situation correctly so it could be difficult for her to have expressed unconditional. support for her but with this newest round of concessions and protests i think it will go very difficult on the other