mathias burlingame is monitoring developments in hong kong and joins us now with more materials now that the court has rejected the challenge to the emergency law how are protesters responding where you are. while we're seeing the same scenes that we have seen many times protesters clashing with the police rounds and rounds of tear gas being fired if this law was ever meant to. ease the tensions in the city as carrie lamb has sent this had clearly not worked that's also not deterred to protest as if i've witnessed anything today it is that now almost every protester has been wearing a face mask from the beginning people are clearly not accepting this law this is clear and it is not easing tensions in the city. solidarity in the early days of these protests hong kong's leader kerry lim appeared to take a hands off approach to the demonstrators then she took a firmer stance and announced this emergency law which the court has now of course upheld for the time being what's next says force of protesters for concern. well democratic law mortician makers in the democratic camp are of course co