didn't charge leave the southern tip of the kowloon peninsula is one of the cause but staver it places in the area is one of the hot spots for hong kong its new minorities about 250001 chinese citizens live in the city most of them from britain's former colonies in south asia at the center of the community the chongqing mansions a 5 block concrete jungle from the 1960 s. although quite far from his home because comes here quite of for basically there are many allows for which is available in here for just like snares and fresh to cook to me and lots of 1 brings available in here with what available in the elements in society but 2 weeks ago a woman suddenly spread that the protesters were planning to attack the trunking mentions the protest leader had been badly beaten the attackers were said to be south asians most probably hired cars seeing as how to stop it for 25 years that sunday the whole chunk you mentioned the 1st time in my 25 years living in hong kong i see the truth you mention close to nothing of the like happening but when the police water cannon house the nearby mosque th

and today, the station, which is at the tip of the kowloon peninsula, a heavy shopping area, it is all closed down. also behind me is the islamic alsoe of kowloon, which was the epicenter of some controversy yesterday, where the police dispersal unit, with their water cannon and their blue dye sprayed at the protesters but also some of that ther blue dye got into islamic compound, the mosque compound. today, just an hour and a half ago, the embattled deep executive, carrie lam, visited here to offer her apology, along with the police commissioner. the two of them offering their regrets for that situation, here religious leaders decried as an infringement on to their religious grounds. so it is a very sensitive situation right now. neither side giving in. the protesters feel the government continues to be entrenched towards their demands, and the protesters are obviously and paying up their attacks on chinese-based businesses. asia: our chief north correspondent stephen engle in hong kong. thank you so much. turning back to earnings, last week, revenue at the six largest u.s. banks clim