and the idea that cy leung should be regretting that is for the birds.ways opposed. i know, but... is the uk in a position to criticise? yes. and i'll tell you why. hong kong was different from any other colony. we weren't in a position where we were preparing it for independence because part of it was held on a lease and it was always being returned to china. and when, in the �*50s and �*60s, occasionally, british governments used to talk about a faster pace of democratisation in hong kong, the chinese, including chairman lai, on one occasion, said, "you can't do that. "if you do that, people in hong kong will get "the impression they're being prepared for independence, "and they�* re not. "they're coming back to the motherland." in the 1980s, however, partly because of the joint declaration and partly because people said, "well, if there isn't going to be "an arbitration mechanism, "we better do something about democracy," we did start to pick up the pace of democratisation and the number of directly elected seats was increased. it is true that when i

the bbc�*s arunoday mukharji has been speaking to former chief executive of hong kong, cy leung, andwan. well, 0ne well, one country, two systems has been working very well. one country, two systems is no longerjust country, two systems is no longer just a country, two systems is no longerjust a four character word in chinese language, and if anyone thinks that one country, two systems does not have —— has not worked in the last 25 years, i think they should point out exactly which article in the basic law. pressing on the point in taiwan, do you think it needs to operate directly under beijing? 0r or the system is working? taiwan is part of china, there's no doubt about that. and i think 0ne county, two systems works, and i think taiwan should look at how successfully 0ne county, two systems's principal has been practised in hong kong closely. are you saying it's a model to how it should be focusing? we worked on two draughts before the final version was published. clearly, many of the apprehensions that some hong kong people and taiwanese compatriots had were resolved both of the q

and you can watch the full interview with cy leung on bbc world news this coming weekend.emma raducanu, who was knocked out. 0n the men�*s side, crowd favourite andy murray is out too, while the number one seed novak djokovic cruised through to round three. here�*s the wimbledon round—up with our sport correspondent, chetan pathak. as the sun sets on day three at wimbledon, novak djokovic is a very happy man after sailing through to the third round of these championships with a straight sets win over australia. djokovic looking much like his old self on the graphs of centre court. because few problems, compared with the one we saw on monday. djokovic far more pleased on wednesday after his win, i think he feels much more like his old self as he moved up the years. looking for his fourth consecutive title and seventh wimbledon crowd. it will be 21 grand slams. all the more important to him because if he wins this major, it will be one behind rafael nadal, knowing novak djokovic may not get to play at the us open and the australian open because of his covid status. and the w

and you can watch the full interview with cy leung on bbc world news this coming weekend.s in your region. people living in a small time in the colombian capital have been fleeing from foam spewing from a river. toxic foam flooded streets following heavy rains the night before. residents say they are concerned about the health impacts. local environment authorities say the polluted foam which has been seen over the past few years is increasing because of people dumping waste, chemicals and detergents into the river system. wednesday was day 3 at wimbledon and a disappointing one for the uk's emma raducanu who was knocked out. on the men's side, crowd favorite andy murray is out too — while the number one seed novak djokovic cruised through to round three. here's the our sport correspondent chethan patak. as the sun sets on day three at wimbledon, novak djokovic, the defending champion, is a very happy man after sailing through to the third round of these tha nasi kokkinakis. djokovic looking much like his old self on the graphs of centre court. kokkinkakis causing him few

arunoday mukharji spoke to hong kong's former chief executive, cy leung, to find out if there's stillthe city. 0ne country to system has been working very well, one country to systems is no longerjust going to work on chinese language if anyone thinks one country, two systems will not give hong kong a high degree of autonomy they should work out exactly which article in the basic law, there are 160 of them. , ., basic law, there are 160 of them. ,, ~' basic law, there are 160 of them. i. ~ , ., them. do you think needs to o erate them. do you think needs to operate under _ them. do you think needs to operate under beijing, - them. do you think needs to i operate under beijing, taiwan? taiwan is part of china, there is no doubt about that. and having one country, to systems, works, and i think taiwan should look at how successfully one country, two systems principle has been practised in hong kong closely. you principle has been practised in hong kong closely.— hong kong closely. you would see hong _ hong kong closely. you would see hong kong _ hong kong closely. you would see hong kon

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