they say carrie lam section is too little too late. shery: it was all about k anditics, both in the u hong kong. we saw a risk on sentiment across the board with the dow caning -- gaining almost 240 points. the nasdaq up 1%. tech shares leading the gains. they were the biggest losers in the last session. we have the energy sector in -- section gaining ground. we had the dollar falling the most since june. it was all risk on and the geopolitical tensions subsided. not a lot happening with u.s. futures. let's get you across some breaking news on the terminal. we have july's current account of numbers from south korea coming in at a surplus of 6.95 billion dollars. the current account for south korea in july. this as expectations grow for further easing from the bank of korea. let's see how things are shaping up. they were pointing higher as we had the wall street gains. what are you seeing? sophie: pictures are set to track the gains we saw on wall street. about .201 percent. futures posting higher although we may see some weakness given

the city ‘s leader carrie lam dismissed them.ven more violent means of opposing the proposal. a political crisis continued to deteriorate. and still the government refused to officially withdraw the extradition bill. then a humiliating climbdown. the government will formally withdraw the bill in order to fully allay public concerns. the secretary for security will move a motion according to the rules of procedure when the legislative council resumes. fellow citizens, lingering violence is damaging the very foundations of our society. especially the rule of law. the motion must be passed in octoberfor the bill to be officially shelved. but it is almost certain to do so. chief executive also said that she and other ministers would open up channels of dialogue and would invite a panel of experts to conduct some form of study. this is being seen some form of study. this is being seen here as in all of branch delivered by the hong kong government on the orders of beijing with the hard—line approach failing to ta ke with the hard—line

how has carrie lam's job changed? because the gap between the rich and the poor and pro-democracy and pro-establishment camp has widened. carrie lam is the fourth chief executive since the handover in 1977. in first governor resigned 2003 and 2004 after half a million people took to the road test of this amendment to the national security law. jail convicted of financial crimes. the next one was vilified because he was responsible for the umbrella movement. now you have carrie lam probably even more vilified for this extradition bill. tom: a wonderful history lesson. mike gallagher thank you for being with us through the hour. haveese comments we translated, framed them to friday, saturday and sunday. can we make a judgment on protests moving forward to this weekend? mike: i think a lot of the protest leaders and protesters are -- >> i think a lot of protest leaders and protesters are parsing her words. be enough towill pacify or alleviate concerns that have built up in society. they have five main demand. the top of

what do you think about carrie lam withdrawing the extradition bill? one of those things i would as part of the geopolitical backdrop. , and i think that if this is a ray of hope coming out of hong kong, that's a good thing, but not sure this can be extrapolated further. thanks so much, richard jones joining us from the markets live team for the latest on which there is plenty, looking at the the government. we've sort of seen it coming from having to wait -- coming, haven't we? let's take it up on the hong kong news. annmarie: i'm looking at all of the european companies that have any exposure to hong kong because they are certainly moving. let's kick off with swatch up nearly 5%. just yesterday, rbc lowered its price targets every shot, saying it's too exposed. kering also to the upside, this is the company behind gucci. a.h as well, even so for the makeup shot is also getting quite the bounds. and then there are financials and insurance players. hsbc is up nearly 2.5%. standard chartered heavily exposed by 3%. from what we have been seeing in hong k

carrie lam shot that down.d we already have a panel in place to investigate police brutality, or alleged police offenses. keep in mind, that existing panel is run by the police. protests are saying how can we get a fair assessment and a fair judgment? that is why there have been strong reactions. she shot that down, but they will be pushing for that as well as universal suffrage, the overarching demand. vonnie: thank you for that lively report. that is stephen engle in hong kong. it is time for our stock of the hour. looking at british retailer marks and spencer, shares rising despite the companies relegation from the ftse 100. despite the share rise today, that is nothing compared to how shares of formed over the past year, down 30% over the past year and the market cap of marks & spencer has shrunk to 3.7 billion pounds, below the threshold for inclusion in the u.k. blue-chip index. official announcement is not expected until later this evening, but it looks like marks spencer will fall out of the ftse 100 fo

they said carrie lam's retreat was too little too late.hery: we have coverage throughout daybreak of these developing political stories. sebastian is following the brexit saga in london and what is next for boris johnson's plan to leave the u.k. out of the eu following defeat in parliament. first, let's get you started with a quick check of how markets closed the wednesday session in the u.s. it was all about geopolitics. less risk in hong kong and the u.k.. nasdaq bothand gaining. tech shares rebounded leading gains. they were the biggest losers in yesterday's session. energy sectorhe being a big gainer as crude prices rallied above $56 a barrel. fed speak asof well today. the fed president of new york down in minneapolis as well as many others talking about the fed action in september. a little bit of divergent views. we will try to explain what all of that means for the markets later on in the show. for now, you have futures not doing much. let's see how we are setting up in asia. are looking at modest gains potentially for asian stocks

lam. >> one thing i support is again training. i think that police need, similar to starbucks and other companies, i think they need weeks off to make sure that they're following procedures. it's more like yearly you have one week off to do training again. to make sure that discrimination or some other effect may not be interfering with your police procedures. i'm also against tasers. of course, i speak with so many police officers and their belts are filled. they have their batons, they have their -- they have their walky-talkies and, of course, their guns. many told me they don't necessarily need tasers. and they have nowhere to place it. so i don't see the need for that. and i -- and, of course, they have their guns. i just want to make sure that police officers are following procedures and following commands of higher officers. >> moderator: thank you very much. ms. o'meara. >> well, i definitely agree that there is -- there is -- there's a requirement for intensive police training and

how did carrie lam's first dialogue go?phen: she is meeting with what many in the audience were -- some were even wearing their masks. there were 150 people in the audience in this town hall session last night so she did meet them face-to-face and that has been one of the biggest criticisms of carrie lam over the several months situation, if you want to call it that, which has devolved into violence on the streets. steadfast inetty her insistence that the other four main demands of the protesters are not realistic to meet, however, she did say the entire unrest is caused by the governments work in amending the extradition model. she took that upon herself. the extradition bill was -- the government tried to fast-track it through the legislative council earlier this year. that was met with stiff resistance within the legislative chamber itself and it morphed onto the streets and then the several months she did not withdraw it officially, that led to more anger on the streets. to went on to say we want make it clear there is

lam. >> yes. one of my priorities is safety, as i mentioned. and with my intensive infrastructure improvement plan, i want to make sure that streets, lights and timers are provided near senior centers. i live near two senior centers with no timers. you just sort of just talk across the street. and something bad can happen there, because a senior on their wheelchair could take more time than the average pedestrian. i want to continue the pensions and benefits that seniors receive, given by california and the city and county of san francisco. and i want to make sure that everyday activities, seniors going to buy groceries at the market, or going to the park, i want to make sure they're accessible. that means having senior accusations on transportation. >> moderator: thank you very much. miss o'meara. >> there's one thing that everybody left out. it got me thinking a little while back on the senior issue. like i would like people to hear it and know how you respond. wellness centers is one th

have it -- carrie lam had simply withdrawn the bill in june? absolutely. if she went out and withdrew it, nothing would've happened in the past three months. we in these three months, realized that unless we have reverse off a suffrage, we will always have constant encroachment on our freedom. and this is why this is the war of last straw that we must continue our movement until we get the assurance of universal suffrage. >> do you believe carrie lam when she says this gesture to withdraw the bill officially will ally many of the concerns of protesters? others in the protest cap say it is more of a ploy -- protest -- itay it is a more of is more of a ploy to say, i have acquiesced or demands, and if there are more protests, that would give the government justification at a minimum to clampdown on civil liberties? jimmy: i think the latter is more realistic, but i don't think they will come up with emergency law, just because the emergency law cannot stop the internet information, and they can't stop commercial and financial information into act

carrie lam at the press conference rector. —— right now.oving new exhibition in washington. thisjoke she received a nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was "a wonderful example of how to help people in need." we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: borisjohnson claims there are no circumstances that would make him delay brexit — but is the uk on course for a snap election? hurricane dorian has claimed at least five lives in the bahamas, with 13,000 homes destroyed or damaged. a building collapse in mali has killed 15 people and left dozens injured. rescuers spent a

we are starting with carrie lam.r vandalism as some target to the subway stations over the weekend. she said the government is continuing to work on a platform with dialogue with the public, this in order to resolve tension in society, and she said there is no need for foreign interference in hong kong's internal issues. the world bank now says growth 5%,ndonesia was slide below and there are severe outflows as the global picture darkens. expansion next year at 4.9 percent, the slowest since 2015. the world bank reports that the indonesian reliance on stocks and bonds makes it vulnerable to outflows when global risks rise. to taiwan now, exports in the country rebounded more than expected in august. the protracted trade were accelerated the relocation of manufacturing plants to taiwan. the new iphone launch cycle lifted demand for smartphones. overseas shipments rose 2.6% last month, and that compares to a contraction of half of 1% in july. imports fell, leaving a trade surplus of about 6 billion u.s. dollars. north

and hong kong leader carrie lam says the decision to withdraw the controversial extradition bill to chinathat spaparked monthshs of protests was her decision alone, not a decisision from beijing. protesters say too little, too late. government talks to your about controversial plans to overhaul the pencil system. we look at the main stiticking points in our r business update. -- and the crazy case of maurice the rooster, winner of a court case by a neighbor who claimed h his crows were toooo loud. first, our top story, live from paris. prime minister boris johnson got hit with two more parliamentary defeats as mp's rejected another johnson's plans for a snap election. we have seen h his plans to have the u.k. come out of the year two momonths from now no matter what blocked by parliament. paviot is there. boris johnson is facing defeats and a possible election. yet he will be making a statement about his continued plans for a general election. how does that work? --adicte how does it work benadicte: how does it work indeed. a confident prime minister is coming up fighting from these key q

carrie lam withdrawals the extradition bill that kicked off two months of protest. charles is standing by with more. a rebellion in the british parliament as mps vote to give themselves the power to stop the u.k. from crashing out of the eu without a deal. a blow to boris johnson, who lost his majority, prompting him to push for a snap election. south africa's president condemnened a series of attackss against foreigners as riots spread around the country. up this hour, never mind payingng with your phone. how would you feel about paying with your face? stephen c carroll will tell us about how the system is being used in china in o our business update. on liveur top stotory from paris. carrie lam has announced the end of the extradition bill that kicked off protests. since the protests started in june, they have turned to a push for greater democracy. here is more of what carrie lam had to say. >> the government will withdraw the bill in order to allay public concerns. the secretary for security will move a motion adding to the rules of procedure when ththe legislat

where is carrie lam on that issue? stephen: that is another reason the activists have dismissed today's statements. she rejected those calls for an independent commission or an independent and query into what the activists say was excessive police brutality. she has already put in a framework, a panel led by the police and she says that is a framework she wants to bolster with international participants as well. she will fully act and fully consult with the findings of that panel. the activists say how can we happilyut the -- complained about the place to a panel led by the police and get a fair judgment? david: thanks so much to stephen engle for great reporting through the day and night in hong kong. withe turn to emma chandra her own drama in parliament. how does this end today? will they get a vote on the new legislation? emma: we should see a vote today. mps in westminster debating this legislation, this bill on whether they can force prime minister boris johnson to ask for an extension to brexit should he not be

more protests in hong kong — as chief executive carrie lam meets the public to try to calm the territory'sitical crisis. tackling britain's toxic politics. boris johnson suggests tempers should cool over brexit — but refuses to apologise for his own language. and bye—bye boaty mcboatface, hello sir david attenborough. the uk's new polar research ship receives its official title. senior white house officials tried to "lock down" all details of a phone call between president trump and the ukrainian leader, according to a whistleblower‘s complaint against the president. in the call, mr trump pushed for the ukrainian government to help smearjoe biden, his leading rival in next year's us presidential election. mr trump denies exerting improper pressure, but the phone call has triggered an impeachment inquiry against him — and evidence to congress, on thursday, from america's acting director of national intelligence. this from our north america editor, jon sopel. joseph maguire is a man who's spent his career living in the shadows. not any more. the evidence that the acting director of national

lam did notarrie rule out invoking emergency regulations. it was enacted by the british in 1922 but last used in 1967 to quell riots. it gives police sweeping powers to arrest and the ability to rigorously search property. they can censor publications and shut down the internet. grant such ability. wordu start using the terrorism, you could start talking about article 18 of the if a law, which states state of emergency is declared by hong kong, chinese authorities could implement national law in hong kong, which could have all kinds of ramifications, including the potential use of soldiers from across the border. the ones not in hong kong already. kathleen: that would be some actions. what are the words from the chinese so far? >> they are getting more strident and tougher. a press conference later from beijing. the news agency sunday, when things were hitting the fan this weekend, they warned the end is coming for those attempting to disrupt hong kong and antagonize china. attempts to underline the mainland are bound to fail. we heard from

the chief executiti carrie lam says she is withdrawing the bill that sparked months of violent protests in the territory but will hurt concession be enough to appease demonstrators? the skill of the -- scale of the disaster in the bahamas is beginning to emerge, tens of thousands of homes destroyed, huge numbers of people without food. i'm brent goff. to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world, welcome. how long can i prime minister take the punches. the new prime minister boris johnson has suffered another conceit -- another defeats. lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at stopping a new deal brexit on the 31st of october and delaying the departure date. johnson believes this ties his hands in his negotiations with the european union, so he is seeking a snap general election for the -- november 15. he hopes to fulfill his promise of leaving the european union with or without a deal at the end of october. the proposed law goes to the house of lords for consideration. johnson has slammed what is going on. >> is completely impossible for government to function if the house of commons r

carrie lam bows two processors -- bows to protesters. will it be enough to end the unrest? david: welcome to "bloomberg daybreak" on this wednesday, december 4. we also have a hurricane that won't go away. it is just parked there off the coast of florida right now. isx: i guess the better news that it is a not category 5 hitting florida. thes now i category 2, but winds are still incredibly fierce. about 90 miles east of daytona is where it sits right now after really devastating the bahamas. david: i don't think we still understand the extent of it. it is really tragic what happened in the bahamas. there's a lot of rain and water coming. the storm surge they are worried about up and down the coast. alix: in the markets we are paying attention to the broader political sphere. 8/10 -- upres up by by 0.8%. the cable rate up over 1%. yields in the u.s. now up by three basis points. commodities, buy everything but the u.s. dollar. time now for the global exchange. joining us in hong kong is bloomberg's chief north asia correspondent stephen engle. from outside westminster is bl

lam. >> so are you for or against the homeless commission? >> yeah. i said -- i said -- i don't think we're suppose to do this. >> no. we were waiting until march. >> we'd like your -- >> okay. >> i'm 100% supportive of this homeless commission, as long as it makes sure the homelessness services stay have integrity and check whether or not the services are actually needed. and and used by the homeless people. the city and county have a record of funding a lot of third -party organizations, such as the cbad and greener benefit districts, that just redo the jobs that the city and county promise to do. this homeless commission i want to make sure that there's divided leadership on that. so that they can make a good decision on how to make the money and make sure that the money is spent, actually helping homeless people. >> thank you very much, mr. lam. mr. preston, this next question is for you. we're going to move into the issue of crime. could you tell us what will you do to help lower crim

that sounds quite romantic, lam not in our ears.unds quite romantic, i am not sure in our ears. that sounds quite romantic, lam not sure if in our ears. that sounds quite romantic, i am not sure if that is how it happens. but the thing i like about the brexitcast, i was going to say something really rude, it has beena say something really rude, it has been a journey with other people, because, if you're listening to this for the first time tonight, brexitcast, you have been with us for a long time, we know who you are. andl for a long time, we know who you are. and i with her nails. she paints the brexit story on her nails. thank you very much. no deal, bloom, brexit cast and that is the irish border. what does the irish border look like in a manicure? someone very important in the british virgin islands, the lordship, if you're listening should ibe lordship, if you're listening should i be pleased that my sun is listening to the brexitcast while cleaning his room? is that a tiny bedroom for a kid? will be cannot see the floor and t

south china morning post carries a front page photo of carrie lam. "candid and critical" questions from a town hall audience — her first since anti—government protests began. the front page of the financial times shows a black and white image of the late former french presidentjacques chirac. while further down, donald trump and borisjohnson, both making headlines again — one accused of a cover up, the other of "inflaming hatred". the japan times leads on the bilateral trade deal between us and japan. prime minister abe says it's a win—win deal, but trade experts expressed mixed reactions with some arguing the nation failed to secure strong commitment from the us. that brings you up to date with some of the papers. now we switch to afghanistan where the country goes to the polls on saturday to elect a new president. campaigning has been marred by deadly attacks while a peace deal with the taliban has been declared dead by president trump. our correspondent martin patience looks at the frontrunners in the race which sees two fierce rivals from the cur

there has been lots of pressure towards carrie lam, many people who asked her to step down.s now not technically something they are even necessarily looking for. but it is understood that beijing, according to carrie lam, at least, still have complete support for her. here is our briefing on some of the key events happening later. iran, the middle east and china will all be discussed by the american vice president, mike pence, when he meets up with british prime minister boris johnson this morning. the pair will also talk brexit. in new york, a pop—up replica of the cafe featured in the hit sitcom friends will be open for business as part of the shows 25th anniversary celebrations. whilst in brazil, protesters are taking to the streets of rio de janeiro to demand more protection for the amazon folowing the recent spate of wildfires. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is your thursday sport briefing, where we start with the tennis news that belinda bencic is through to her first ever grand slam semi—final after

how difficult would that be for carrie lam to take on, stand up to her own police force? the name implied in the law allows her to do an independent commission. she has done it numerous times. the past government has done the same thing when certain major crises or issues are really begging for further investigation. crises or issues are really begging forfurther investigation. so crises or issues are really begging for further investigation. so this is not something that she would have any difficulties with. it's been done before. she has the power to do so. done before. she has the power to do so. it is totally within her autonomy to do so. i don't think it isa autonomy to do so. i don't think it is a matter of difficulties. it is a political decision that she has made, that she does not want to show any questioning, any doubts about her police force. we have to leave it there but thank you very much for your time. scientists researching the huge greenland ice sheet say this summer's melting has been one of the most severe on record — and it's raising the level of ocean

hundred 50 people got that privilege and most of the questions to carrie lam were urging her to meetir five demands. 26 of the 30 members of the public who got in questions to carrie lam urged that. withdraw the bill was number one. that has been met. the other four, perceived intransigence on the part of the government, not willing to set up a commission for inquiry into alleged police brutality. they will not give amnesty for those arrested and charged already. they want declassification of certain classes not to be downgraded from writing. and the overarching goal is universal suffrage, which is harder to achieve. it's a basic law, but it's written purposely vague. this is what she had to say about meeting those demands. many of those questions hammered her. she took a beating. she says we want to make it clear, there is a bottom line. you have to take consequences after breaking the law. rishaad: and the police, she did say they shouldn't be breaking the law either. stephen: absolutely. but will the police point -- complaint counsel be adequate to address the concerns of the prot

chief executive lam had a weak speech. . they have significant legal propaganda to simically manipulate the error content understandings of the basic law of one country two systems and mandates, logics and outlook. the chinese association of hong kong studies association is shadowy political warfare connected to the office. one of these new submersive vehicles. commonly, a network of constitution alex perts and scholars some attached to national people's congress have b contributed to the one country two systems polly mobilized political violence and understandings of the actual situation in the region. these are key players in the erosion of hong kong's e freedoms and democracy and enables of state tyranny. thank you. >> thank you very much. to senator rubio. >> i'll ask one questions because i know people have places to go. the sort of the key issue of the forest is autonomy if you go back in 2014, they took away universal rough raewan ver rece chief executive nchl 2016 and '17, they disqualified six democratic lawmakers f

today hong kong chief executive carrie lam said she watryingedrs to restore stability. >> our foremost priority now is> to end violence, to safeguard the rule of law and to restoreth orr and safety in society.as as such, the government has tost strictly enforce the law agai stal all violent and illegal acts.>> >> hifrin: lam also discussedin investigating police tactics,an and holding talks with protest and pro-democracy leaders.m w joined by a pro- democracy legislator, alvin yeung, a member of hong kong'sle legislative council.al alvin yeung, thank you for joining , is what carrie laman announced today enough? >> what crie lam sa today is too littlet too late.i if she had done it three months ago, hong kong people would noth ve suffered so much, and, by now, this so-called withdrawal, of course, is one of the five demands hong kong people are asking for, but she did not and failed to address the police brutaliut. let'st' make it clear here, the system in hong kong, the so-called police investigating committee, has no investigative power. there's no way committee would require any win

there's no way that this committee would require any winners to attend and to tellt the truth. >> lam spoke about dialogue wito community leaders and univsals suffrage, something protestersha hav pbeen demanding andr referenced in the 1977 deal when the britileft hong kong, was it a positive sign that shent mentioned this? >> the so-called dialogue that we have witnessed from previous experience that this government ckonly p and choose people fromi their own camp to have aal dialogue with, and even when they pick somebody from the other side, the democratic side, they'reimply there to listenwi without taking any action. listening or watchispry who isl program, five years ago, there hong kong.rella revolution inho carrie lam, who was then chiese secretary, the number two person of the government, she had aal dialogue with the then studentad leaders and, gess what? four student leaders werear arrested. >> reporter: we were back whenprn july and saw protesters ransacked throu thel legislative council. beijing has called protesterscr criminals, even terrorists. are there any criminals ins

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lam made the announcement in a prerecorded television message today. the bill would have allowed people in hong kong to be sent to mainland china for trial. withdrawing the bill is only one of five demands by leaders of the pro democracy movement. in her message today, lam said the government would not accept the other demands. protesters say they will continue to press for all of their demands including the democratic election of a new leader. >>> more turmoil for the european union. you can hear a bit of the heated debate in parliament. british lawmakers are introducing a bill that would prevent boris johnson for moving forward with his plans for no deal departure from the ey. defending his stance n. retaliation, johnson is planning to call an open early general election hoping to have a new parliament that would back his brexit poll simple. >>> all right. it is now 4:27. nearly half of all the homes in the bahamas have been destroyed. the continued efforts to look for survivors and to recover and after hurricane dorian swept. there. >>> emergency cr

carrie lam did mention that it was not a possibility. this was wrecking laws that the protesters were doing here and significantly, universal suffrage which already rules out a proposal for that. carrie lam saying we cannot have this discussion without polarizing society, so still reiterating there is not much a possibility there given the fact that most experts say genuine democracy was never in the cards, so a lot of questions on how realistic moving forward the protesters can be moving forward. me bring you in here. as yvonne was talking, giving up some of its games yesterday, the question i have right now, was yesterday a one and done? . you saw yesterday was mostly short covering. buying on the market as you say, a 4% rally. futuresume in the market which is also a very good sign. what you are seeing today is hong kong stocks are up. there are other markets doing much better and the potential for a trade meeting in the u.s. and china, but it really helps to show you that the issue is that hong kong has quite a bit of risk, so coming

but lam wasn't budging. police for their part insisted that actions were necessary and proportionate my office's anti you know colditz was our guidelines. and they rightfully use some force to protect themselves and i think people need to see was a protest is responded with increasingly radical action. was police headquarters was surrounded and besieged multiple times that entrances blocked buildings vandalized. it was an embarrassment for a forest once known as asia's finest. probating nor make a michael 10 believes lam should shoulder much of the blame. all does discarded by the chief executive herself she made a pretty good decision it backfired she's a new one to carry resulted putting the police in-between. really. this interactive police. have what's made things worse for the police of the new tactics employed by protesters. they've taken pains to hide their identities and have no known leaders. most of the organizing is conducted online most are more people are using all our foreign oil i.e. k.g. . ha

how did carrie lam's first dialogue go? stephen: well, it was an interesting session.t that way. it was a town hall meeting with about 150 residents that were chosen by lottery, but if you look at the demographics and the types of questions she got peppered with, 30 questions in all, 26 of those members of the public out of the 30 asked questions, urging her to meet the protesters' five demands, which carrie lam has acquiesced to the first one, withdraw the bill, but the other ones, committee of inquiry, amnesty, declassify the riots and universal suffrage -- all of them have not been met and some of them are even much longer term in scope, but she did say the entire unrest is caused by the government's work in amending the extradition law, so taking full blame. she says her government is shouldering the biggest response ability to find a way out. shery: is there any indication will give into any of the other demands? >> she said, "we want to make it clear, there is a bottom line. you have to take the consequences after breaking the law. that is why we say we cannot ac

in this newspaper here, the south china morning post is saying that the carry lam declaration of theof the bill is nothing more than a band—aid to rotting flesh. it seems perhaps this is not the end of the issues we've seen in hong kong. privacy issues and technology are never far from the news agenda. you to's owner google is settling this allegation that conduct —— collected children's personal data without parents consent. $170 million fine, it sounds a lot but some are saying it's not enough and it betrays the fa ct it's not enough and it betrays the fact that us regulators aren't serious. this is the point. it sounds a lot to most people. yes, that's a large amount of money in most people's books but it's been criticised. this is because the pa rent criticised. this is because the parent company alphabet made a profit of $30.7 billion us last year. when we are talking about fines of millions, they are relatively small fines. the accusations are that collecting data is very profitable and it enables google to target advertising and thatis google to target advertising and that is

but lam wasn't budging. police for their part insisted that actions were necessary and proportionate my office is empty you know cauldrons was our guidelines. and they rightfully use some force to protect themselves and other people at the scene was protesters responded with increasingly radical action. was police headquarters was surrounded and besieged multiple times bad entrances blocked buildings vandalized. it was an embarrassment for a forest once known as asia's finest. probating nor make-a michael 10 believes lam should shoulder much of the blame. all does discarded by the chief executive herself she made a pretty good decision it backfired she's a new one to carry resulted putting the police in between really. isn't fair to the police. or what's made things worse for the police of the new tactics employed by protesters. they've taken pains to hide their identities. and have no known leaders. most of the organizing is conducted online most or more people are using on my forum for l. i e p.g. . have a

the main objective was to get that quashed, and now the chief executive of hong kong, carrie lam, hasithdrawn the bill. so why are people still on the streets? well, first of all, carrie lam has only accede after three months of continuing protest to one of the five public demands. you have to look at the underlying concern behind the people's objection to the extradition bill. the extradition bill removes the firewall between the legal system in hong kong under the rule of law and the legal system as it exists in the mainland. people felt that they were no longer even safe in their own beds because you could be extradited across the border, face unfair trials, no legal representation, trumped up charges and made to confess to crimes you did not commit. understood, madame chan, but the good news is it's gone. this is a victory for you but you don't seem to be prepared to take victory for what it really is. that's why people are finding it hard to understand having one this victory you can't enter a dialogue and take your people off the streets. for a very simple reason. first of all,

paul: what has the response been from carrie lam's government? a statement on sunday from the hong kong government, they condemned the illegal behavior of radical protesters while addressing the use of force by police in those clashes with protesters. that might cause a further wedge , including the independent inquiry among other unmet demands. also in that statement, the government expressed regret over the reintroduction of the democracy act and reiterated that foreign legislature should not interfere in any form and in the internal affairs of the special administrative region. continued warnings against meddling in its internal affairs. facing tension from global leaders. we had angela merkel visiting china over the weekend. this 14th weekend looks like it will continue with more protests scheduled for friday. it includes students looking to boycott classes. paul: sophie kamaruddin, thank you for joining us with an update. still to come, we will break the gdp and trade balance numbers with an instant analysis. kathleen:, navigating the big tr

other demands include the resignation of carrie lam.leaked tape from carrie lam where she was telling business leaders that she has very little room to maneuver. joe: there was a headline about beijing moving more toward rate cuts. is that significant? >> we are seeing beijing slowing down. the hong kong unrest doesn't help. we are talking about triple r cuts, which is still a more targeted response. caroline: all over the hong kong movement. for more on these stories, don't miss daybreak australia and daybreak asia. romaine: bloomberg technology is coming up next in the u.s. joe: have a great evening. this is bloomberg. ♪ here, it all starts with a simple... hello! -hi! how can i help? a data plan for everyone. everyone? everyone. let's send to everyone! [ camera clicking ] wifi up there? -ahhh. sure, why not? how'd he get out?! a camera might figure it out. that was easy! glad i could help. at xfinity, we're here to make life simple. easy. awesome. so come ask, shop, discover at your xfinity store today. >> i'm taylor riggs in new yor

but lam wasn't budging. police for their part insisted that actions were necessary and proportionate my office is empty you know colditz was our guidelines . and they rightfully use some force to protect themselves and other people at the scene was protesters responded with increasingly radical action. was police headquarters was surrounded and besieged multiple times bad entrances blocked buildings vandalized. it was an embarrassment for a force once known as asia's finest. probating nor make a michael 10 believes lam should shoulder much of the blame. all does discarded by the chief executive herself she made a pretty good decision it backfired she's a new one to carry resulted putting the police in between. really. isn't fair to the police. or what's made things worse for the police of the new tactics employed by protesters. they've taken pains to hide their identities. and have no known leaders. most of the organizing is conducted online most or more people are using all our foreign oil i.e. k.g. . i hav

hong kong's chief executive kerry lam has bowed to demands of pro-democracy protesters and withdrawn the controversial extradition bill that sparked months of intense street protests in the territory the proposal would have permitted defendants be sent to courts in mainland china for trial citizens for more terrorist lam had already unfolding to clear the controversy of bill is being dead back in june on wednesday she made it formal with a televised address. first the government will formally withdrawal the bill in order to fully allay public consensus. the secretary for security will move a motion according to the rules of procedure when the legislative council recent. said she was fully aware of the move would not satisfy everyone and she was right pro-democracy lawmakers responded to her announcement with disbelief. confessions so-called can focus. on the too late but then make a stand. still in hong kong. uses some garden hose to put out. that's not going to be acceptable. and there were more fires in hong kong over the weekend the city saw heavy clashes between protesters and au

in an emotional outburst caught on tape, hong kong's leader, carrie lam, says she's to blame for the crisis and wishes she could quit. calling miss joanne! and, filipino food with a twist — the restaurant serving up good mental health with every meal. hello, it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am here in london and the uk could be heading towards an early general election. it's thought prime minister borisjohnson will request the election on october the 14th if mps back legislation to stop the uk leaving the eu on 310ctober without an agreement. a group of backbench mps are seeking to further extend the brexit process to allow negotiations to continue. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. boris, boris, boris! 0ut, out, out. conflict and confrontation, the soundtrack to recent days around downing street already. behind the gates, the prime minister 0pposition and some tory mps want emergency votes to make it impossible for him to take us out of the european union without a deal. number ten is trying everything to stop them. if they do, they will plainly chop the legs out from unde

in an emotional outburst caught on tape, hong kong's leader, carrie lam, says she's to blame for the crisis and wishes she could quit. and, filipino food with a twist — the restaurant serving up good mental health with every meal. hello, its‘s 7:00am in singapore, midnight here in london. and the uk could be heading towards an early general election. it's thought borisjohnson will request the election on october the 14th if mps back legislation which will be tabled later today by opponents of a no—deal brexit. a group of backbench mps are seeking to further extend the brexit process for up to three months to allow negotiations to continue. the british prime minister said there were "no circumstances" in which he would ask brussels to delay. they will plainly chop the legs out from under the uk position and make any further negotiation absolutely impossible, and so i say to show our friends in brussels that we are united in our purpose, mps should vote with the government against corbyn‘s pointless delay. i want everybody to know that there are no circumstances in which i will ask bru

lam suspend the bill on june 15 but fell short of fully withdrawing it. a historic 2 million people demonstrate the following day, equivalent to one in four out of our entire population. i'm not aware of anything comparable to this level of discontent against government in modern history. i was released exactly three months ago on june 17th and have since joined fellow hong kongers to protest in the most creative ways possible. in addition to the bill withdraw, lam to retract label on us as rioters, drop all political charges and conduct an independent investigation into police brutality. some of us crowd funded for newspaper advertisement ahead of the g20 summit in late june calling for the world not to forget hong kong. the chamber of legislative complex on july 1st, the same day half a million hong kongers protest peacefully. crowds 2nd to show up in large numbers in the last 15 weekends with rallies taking place almost daily across the territories but the government would not listen. the movement reached a turning point on 21 of july, that night pro b

they are the only energy supplier great to see you on our show >>> hong kong chief executive carrie lamays she hopes a full withdrawal of the extradition bill will help serve the current crisis and help move forward from months of unrest. she formally killed the bill yesterday. demonstrations continued after her announcement last night. emily tan filed this report from hong kong. >> carrie lam acceded to one of five protesters demands and unveiling a package of actions in an effort to find a way out of the current crisis. first and foremost, a bill is formally withdrawn the government will support the work of the independent police complaint counsel and appoint two new members. begin dialogue this week and invite experts to examine and review deep rooted problems and advise on solutions. speaking to the media this morning, the chief executive in responding to whether this package of actions was too little too late, she said the package of measures was to be taken together providing the basis of dialogue to help break the impasse. don't look to one measure, she says, in isolation, and sh

carrie lam says she's to blame for the territory's political crisis and wishes she could quit.shaping up to be another significant week for brexit. rebels from the prime minister's own party look likely to join forces in parliament with the opposition, to try to force another delay. if that vote goes against him, boris johnson has hinted there will be a general election. after an emergency cabinet meeting — mrjohnson claimed he didn't want an election and would do everything he can to ensure the uk leaves the european union at the end of october, even without an agreement. this from bbc political editor laura kuenssberg. boris, boris, boris! out, out, out. conflict and confrontation, the soundtrack to recent days around downing street already. behind the gates, the prime minister stepping forward. opposition and some tory mps want emergency votes to make it impossible for him to take us out of the european union without a deal. number ten is trying everything to stop them. if they do, they will plainly chop the legs out from under the uk position and make any further negotiatio