hello welcome to the program i'm so hell robin hong kong's chief executive kerry lam is struggling tointain public order there have been 4 months of antigovernment protests that have turned violent protesters have been calling on lam to resign she's refused they're hoping to move all with a new legislative agenda but it seems she's struggling to do that as well on dry ground now painting tell you that opposition politician has twice shouted down her annual policy speech in the legislative council lamb had to resort to giving a pre recorded address through a video link the protest movement has once again calling on her to meet their demands which include direct elections for the city's leader amnesty for arrested demonstrators and an inquiry into police actions all 5 months are very clear not one. and i really urge her if she can't govern hong kong and she has no determination to govern hong kong and she has no. and even capable. i mean it's treating hong kong please that down but lam sidestepped these demands and urged people to end the protests. are they the whole we're very worried

hello welcome to the program i'm so hell robin hong kong's chief executive kerri lam is struggling to maintain public order there have been 4 months of antigovernment protests that have turned violent protesters have been calling on lamb to resign she's refused hoping to move all with a new legislative agenda but it seems she's struggling to do that as well on dry ground now painting. there's opposition politicians twice shouted down her annual policy speech in the legislative council had to resort to giving a pre recorded address through a video link the protest movement has once again calling on her to meet their demands which include direct elections for the city's leader amnesty for arrested demonstrators and an inquiry into police actions all 5 demands are very clear not one. and i really urge her if she can't govern hong kong and she has no determination to govern hong kong. and even capable. i mean it's treating hong kong police that town but lamb sidestepped these demands an urge people to and the protests. are they the whole we're very worried that a small number of people ha

welcome to the program i'm still robin hong kong as chief executive is struggling to maintain public order there have been full months of antigovernment protests that have turned a fine.

hello welcome to the program i'm so hell robin hong kong's chief executive kerri lam is struggling toaintain public order there have been 4 months of antigovernment protests that have turned violent protesters have been calling on lam to resign she's refused hoping to move all with a new legislative agenda but it seems she's struggling to do that as well on dry ground now pay me tell you there's opposition politicians twice shouted down her annual policy speech in the legislative council had to resort to giving a pre recorded address through a video link the protest movement has once again calling on her to meet their demands which include direct elections for the city's leader amnesty for arrested demonstrators and an inquiry into police actions our 5 demands are very clear not one. and i really urge her if she can't govern hong kong and she has no determination to govern hong kong and she has no ability and even incapable. i mean it's treating hong kong police that town but lam sidestepped these demands and urged people to end the protests. are they the whole we're very wary that a

earlier i spoke to our correspondent in hong kong, robin brant. has been a protest of up to 2,000 people, who made their way down to the premium shopping district here in hong kong. they have blocked the roads and were there for a brief period of time, but then they dispersed. there are a few hundred here now, but what do you see in that crowd? notjust mostly young people, but lots of people wearing masks, and that tells you what these protesters think about that emergency measure brought in yesterday by the government, which makes wearing a mask and covering your face if you are at an illegal gathering, a criminal act. they frankly don't care. so, we have seen organised protest this morning. there was disruption on the streets, but pretty low level and no trouble that we saw or that we have heard of, say pretty come here today. of, say pretty ——calm here today. the metro network is shut and it closed yesterday, so there is a sense of paralysis. shopping malls are also closed. there will be lots of convenience stores closed this evening in anticip

robin brant in hong kong. let's cross now to nottingham where we can speak to professor steve tsang who is director of the china institute at soas, the school of oriental and african studies in london. thank you for speaking to a site bbc news. first, what worries you the most about this introduction of emergency regulations ordinance, what does it portend for kong? emergency regulations ordinance, what does it portend for kong ?m emergency regulations ordinance, what does it portend for kong? it is escalation on the part of the authorities in hong kong. the emergency regulations ordinance will enable the chief executive to exercise very wide powers, the kind of power that would be available to countries in a state of emergency. in the case of hong kong, they will not need a state of emergency to do so. not need a state of emergency to do so. it means they can arrest thousands of people and put them away for a long time. have these arrests started yet because we were expecting to start seeing widespread arrest

robin brant, bbc news, hong kong.the face mask ban was enacted when the government activated sweeping colonial—era powers known as the emergency regulations ordinance. a little earlier i spoke to professor steve tsang, director of the china institute at the school of oriental and african studies, who explained why the invoking of the emergency regulations ordinance is so signifcant. it is about the escalation on the pa rt it is about the escalation on the part of the authorities in hong kong. it will enable the chief executive in counsel to exercise a very wide range of power, the kind of power that will be available to countries in looking to a state of emergency. hong kong will not need a state of emergency to do so. it means they can arrest thousands of people and be putting them away for a long time. have these arrests started yet because we were expecting to see widespread arrests taking place? why do you think carrie lam and the security forces held back? i think they are trying to use the facemask ban partly to

our correspondent in hong kong robin brant has been out on the streets of the territory today. there has been a protest of up to 2,000 people, the decision yesterday by authorities to essentially shut down authorities to essentially shut down a key part, in fact the key part of the transport infrastructure here, will continue today. we havejust heard from carrie lam, hong kong's most senior politician, this is what she is trying to bring to an end. this is the premium shopping district, and there are not many shoppers, no traffic, because we have had a protest in the last half an hourorso, about have had a protest in the last half an hour or so, about 2000 people marched to this point, it was peaceful but there was disruption, and it has taken place in the context of a significant escalation by authorities, bringing emergency authorities to stop people wearing masks over theirface, authorities to stop people wearing masks over their face, and authorities to stop people wearing masks over theirface, and despite that, look to your right, characteristically youthful group of prote

robin, thank you. let's go live to hong kong. mariko oi let's go live to hong kong. mariko 0i was there. when hong kong is facing a number of challenges. carrie lam was therefore the parade in beijing but a previous fireworks display was cancelled. the parade in beijing but a previous fireworks display was cancelledlj am fireworks display was cancelled.” am standing in a popular shopping district causeway bay but in the last ten or 15 minutes, many shops around here are shut today, despite being a public holiday and usually people will be coming here to shop and that's because we are expecting more democracy protests in a few hours' time. the authorities didn't give permission for the marchers to go ahead but some protesters still took to the street and over the weekend, hearing causeway bay, we saw violent clashes the protesters and the police and that is why many shops are shut ahead of it. we were talking about the strength of the military show in beijing. hearing over the weekend that the numbers of chinese military in hong kong had been step up. 0ut chinese military in hong kong had

hong kong. here's the bbc‘s robin brant in beijing on what we can expect today. we can get to the route of the parade at the moment. chang'an avenue is where the tanks will roll, where the troops will march. it is going to be quite a spectacle heading down that road in an hour's time. they will be 50,000 members of the military, there's going to be 600 pieces of equipment on show, about 160 aircraft going over. the military, leading into this, have said they don't want it to be seen by the world as a show of force. but this is a chance for china to show, and there will be eagle eyes particularly, i think, looking at some of that new equipment that china's leadership has chosen to display. now, there are some challenges going forward, though, as xijinping, the president, leads these celebrations. and it is a celebration — 70 years since the communists came to power, 70 years of huge progress, as well, in this country. it is still a bit smoggy here. china is still dealing with the consequences of decades of industrial progress. the economy here is also slowing in t

hong kong. any moment, we will speak to stephen in hong kong. our correspondent, robinf aircraft, hundreds of pieces of military hardware on display, all parading through tiananmen square. present xi jingping, no longer hindered by limits on his term in office, gave a brief speech speaking about unity, struggle and a kind of inexorable progress of china, something that no force can stop. leading into this, military leaders have said this is not about the country flexing its muscles but it was very much a military display dominated by the military, we saw new nuclear systems on display, new hypersonic drones. there are challenges for the country, a slowing economy, issues with the trade war with the united states. it is pretty smoggy this morning, it was smoggy and tiananmen square as well and this is a reminder of the industrial progress over the past seven decades but also the pollution, a consequence of that which persists. thank you, robin. the scenes in beijing could not contrast more greatly with what is going in hong kong, stephen?m contrast more greatly with what

hong kong. live now to beijing our correspondent robin brant is there. what you can probably see what you can policy now is a long shot. that is why the consequences of the industrial progress. over the last seven decades, since its founding in 1949. i keep picking down to the left. the only one amongst the senior leaders. the most senior leadership here in china. he is now 93. this is the beginning of the parade. taking part, about 600 pieces of military equipment on display. about 160 aircraft flying over. the military on the run up to today, have said they don't want this to be seen as a show of force, china flexing its muscles. there might be some scepticism about that. it does want the world to see this parade the military hardware, stop that increasingly made here. most of all, it wants the world to see china proudly celebrating seven decades. obviously there is concern about events in hong kong. nobody there in beijing wants that to overshadow what's going on in beijing. xi jinping and the others around him wouldn't have wanted this celebration to

thank you, robin brant reporting live from hong kong.at britain has enjoyed more medal success at the world athletics championships in doha, with both the men and women taking silver in the 4x100 metres relay. callum hawkins came close to adding to the haul. he missed out on a bronze in the marathon byjust six seconds. such a narrow difference over such a distance. here's our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. she's had the expectation of a nation on her shoulders, but dina asher—smith has more than delivered. two medals down, one to go. but the relay hasn't always gone britain's way. tanoy: great britain and northern ireland! and it looked like it could be tricky again. a last—minute injury saw asha philip drafted in, to kick things off. commentator: so asha philip, united states outside her. and she's lost a little bit of ground here. dina was swapped from the last leg to second, charged with chasing jamaica's 100 metre world champion, shelly—ann fraser—pryce. but she was long gone, and by the time the baton reached daryll neita, bri

in a moment, we'll speak to the bbc‘s mariko oi in hong kong, but first let's go live now to beijing. our correspondent robinor us the importance of this occasion in china. it is a national celebration, 70 years since the founding of the people's republic of china back in 1949 on this precise day, so there is a huge national pride. it is a chance as well, certainly in terms of the military parade which we have seen at the beginning, to show the world the hardware that china now has access to and the capabilities it now has to defend itself and that is in an area that is expanding, particularly in this part of the world. it is also an opportunity for xijinping, this nation cosmic leader, to address his people and further consolidate his control and the control of the communist party on this country. —— nation cosmic leader. these events are of —— for international consumption but it is a lwa ys international consumption but it is always the domestic audience which remains most important for the communist country here. what we have seen is a speech from president xi jinping. unity, struggle, strip the word str

it is seen what has been going on in hong kong so this again perhaps an appeal or a statement made towards taiwan as well to say that this system can still work. robin in beijing thank you very much let's bring in scott hyde learn who's live for us in hong kong scott as you heard there from from robert a message perhaps from president she jeeping that the one country 2 systems arrangement will remain that unity is the main goal of the chinese government how do you think that kind of message of unity will go down there in hong kong given the weeks and weeks of protests that we've seen. well you can imagine that the other protesters absolutely disagree with those statements and those statements you know that particularly the unity message that she's in pain delivered as rob was saying that is something that has been really a focal point of his ruling he has always focused on that he's always focused on the one china and the so that is something that's not new but obviously yes reiterating it today again on the 7th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china will not sit well with the protesters here was something else that was intere

sensitive about potentially embarassing demonstrations in hong kong, so much so, it has beefed up security in the former british colony. here is the bbc‘s robinn expect today. well, this is as close as we can get to the root of the parade at the moment. that avenue is where the ta nks moment. that avenue is where the tanks will roll, where the troops will march. it is going to be quite a spectacle heading down that road in an hour's time. they will be 50,000 numbers of the military. there's going to be 600 pieces of equipment on show, about 160 aircraft going over. the military leading into this have said they don't wanted to be seen by the world isa don't wanted to be seen by the world is a show of force, but this is a chance for china to show and there will be eagle eyes particularly i think looking at some of that new equipment that china's leadership has chosen to display. now, there are some challenges going forward, though, as xijinping, the president, leads these celebrations. and it is a celebration. 70 years since the communist came to power, 70 years of huge progress, as well, in this country. it is still a bit smoggy here. china is

our correspondent robin brant has more now on how the shutdown is affecting the territory. a big slice of yesterday and now all of today, hong kongmetro system, the light rail underground trains will not be running. the only service you can get is from the centre of the city to the airport. the decision yesterday by the authorities to essentially shut down authorities to essentially shut down a key part, the key part of the transport infrastructure here will continue today. you just heard from carrie lam, the most senior politician, this is what she is trying to bring to an end. we are in the middle of hong kong, premium shopping district. there is no traffic here because there was a protest in the last 30 minutes or so, about 2000 people marching to this point. it was peaceful but there was disruption. and this has taken place in the context of a significant escalation by the authorities yesterday to bring in emergency powers stopping people wearing masks. and despite that, look here to my right. a youthful group of protesters here covering theirfaces. group of protesters here covering their faces. 0thers group of protesters her

robin brant reports. standing and waiting, dating, under umbrellas from the warm rain, and almost all of them wearing a face mask. this was how the hong kongrotesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempt to quell the protest with emergency measures that outlaw facemasks. some were even handing them out to stop people getting sick, one man told me. this was a sizeable turnout. tens and tens of thousands marching on the streets and shutting down major roads once again. as the police watched from on high, some made roadblocks. others prepared weapons for a fight, and then... the police firing tear gas to try and disperse this crowd. firing fairly indiscriminately over the top, the police, and while there is no confrontation this is their first attempt to try and disperse the crowd today, it is definitely numbering in the tens of thousands. hong kong's leader carrie lam spoke of paralysis here yesterday, condemning the protesters once again. the facemask ban has done nothing to help lessen that. translation: carrie lam is trying to use the ban to keep us from coming out. i want to tell her that this is counter prod

hong kong, after the territory's government announced a face mask ban. it comes after an escalation of violence during protests on tuesday, when an officer shot a demonstrator. 0ur china correspondent robinve been watching with interest your coverage today, as the hours have gone by. tell us what is happening there. well, this is the centre of hong kong, it is the premium shopping district, really. we are in the middle of the state. it is not what it should be like, this is not what the politicians wa nt to this is not what the politicians want to see on a saturday in the beginning of october. that is partly why they have instituted those emergency laws yesterday, to try to prevent protesters from wearing face masks. there was a gathering of about 2000 people have half an hour about 2000 people have half an hour a day. it marched a mile or so, and we ended up here. it was peaceful, there were no police, but let's talk about the facemask band. this group of women are all wearing masks, which is illegal at the moment. there was a big number of people amongst the protesters also wearing masks, so that tells you what the protesters think about that attempt to force them to hide their identit

but the celebrations were overshadowed as thousands took to hong kong streets, with some violent clashes breaking out. robined by limits on his term in office, took centre stage. beside him, two predecessors, one of them so old and frail now that he needed help to his seat. looking on too, the country's most senior party officials, all of them men. surprise, surprise, security is very tight year ahead of the parade. the police just moving a few people down from the main thoroughfare, where we will see the tanks later. make no mistake, china does want the world to looking at this event. the military leadership have said this is not about the show of force, but this is definitely about china showing off on its 70th birthday about how far it has come. translation: it was today 70 years ago that chairman mao stood at this very place and announced solemnly the founding of the people's republic of china. before today, military leaders said it wasn't supposed to be a flexing of muscle. but make no mistake, this was, more than anything, a military display by a nation that after 70 years is once again taking its pla

robin? >> such a major development. >>> trouble brewing for the nba this morning, the general manager of the houston rockets upsetting china with his tweet supporting pro-democracy protesters in hong kongw chinese businesses are pulling support for the team. paula faris is here with that story. good morning, paula. >> good morning, robin. the nba is incredibly popular in china. and a whole lot has to do with yao ming who played with the houston rockets. ming is not happen and the chinese basketball association which he now runs has ended its association with the team. >> reporter: this morning daryl morey, the general manager of the houston rockets, setting off a firestorm with this now-deleted tweet, fight for freedom, stand with hong kong. that tweet referring to the massive protests against beijing and the former british colony. china, where the nba is the number one sports league, reacted swiftly putting intense pressure on the rockets. the chinese basketball association run by former rocket yao ming announced it would suspend all cooperation with the houston team. china's consulate general also asking the rockets to clarify and immediately correct the mistake. the rockets quickly

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hong kong after the territory's government announced a face mask ban. it comes after an escalation of violence during protests on tuesday, when an officer shot a demonstrator. 0ur china correspondent robin now. give us a sense of your location and what is going to be happening the rest of the day. this is a big shopping area called causeway bay, on the island of hong kong. it looks like business as usual but actually, this is a city which is partially in shutdown because the mtr, the metro network, was suspended yesterday, the first time that has happened since these protests began, there was no buses or light rail last night and all of the metro stations we re night and all of the metro stations were closed and it remains the case this morning which makes it of course harderfor this morning which makes it of course harder for protesters to get around and to plan what they are going to do. we have looked at social media this morning and it is supposed to be a protest massing here in 55 minutes, two o'clock local time, but these things do tend to emerge but there is a sense of some social media they will stay away and wait until the mtr system opens again so perhaps the move by the autho

hong kong, after the territory's government announced a face mask ban. it comes after an escalation of violence during protests on tuesday, when an officer shot a demonstrator. 0ur china correspondent robinfor us now. good to see you. what is going to be happening today? lots of shopping, as normal, but it is much harder to get around this place with the com plete get around this place with the complete closure of hong kong's metro system, light well, buses, underground last night, and it remains in place today and this is the scene you get at this metro station in causeway baye, scarred by some of the fires earlier on this week when it was targeted by protesters. shop this morning and it is like that across every mtr station across hong kong so it is ha rd to station across hong kong so it is hard to get around in terms of protests that are planned for today. this is a big shopping area, there is supposed to be a gathering here today around about now at two o'clock of protesters and one of the largerscale demonstrators for now, two or 300, media as well, but you could also see evidence of business around here and it has taken pre—emptive action, this department store is closed it again,

hong kong, after the territory's government announced a face mask ban. it comes after an escalation of violence during protests on tuesday, when an officer shot a demonstrator. 0ur china correspondent robinow. what can you tell us, robin? give us a sense of what might happen today and how it feels on the streets where you are. well, it definitely feels, this morning. there was a small gathering outside this department store about an hour ago. around 300 people, most of them wearing face masks. some were shouting that they have the right to wear those face masks. they moved peacefully down the road. this is an area known for its shopping on the west of hong kong island. that is the beginning of a small protest here, but it does seem pretty quiet here, but it does seem pretty quiet here today. most of the people are shopping, and that is what they are doing as they come and go in this area. ithink doing as they come and go in this area. i think the reason that things area. i think the reason that things are calmer today, certainly compared to last night, is because the metro system remains closed. services of light rail, underground railand buses were suspended yesterday, the first time th

robin brant in hong kong.holic bishops are gathering at the vatican this morning for the start of a three—week meeting which will include discussions on whether to allow married men to be ordained as priests. these are the pictures coming live from the vatican, which you can see. this is not get under way. —— this is the synod getting under way. the move, which would break centuries of tradition, would help to alleviate a shortage of clergymen. john mcmanus reports. this is the fourth synod that pope francis will open since he was elected pontiff. unlike the others, it's set to be controversial. as well as the expected focus on the social and environmental challenges in the amazon, such as deforestation and mining, the 264 participants will also discuss whether the church should set aside its own rules on priestly celibacy and ordain older, married men. that would boost the church's presence in rural regions, where a shortage of clerics means priests often visit some communities only a few times a year. anothe

hong kong's rail operator has reopened part of its metro system after an unprecedented shutdown during unrest on friday. 0ur china correspondent robinng for us. we canjoin him now and things have certainly ramped up since we last spoke to you. yes, things have changed. we saw tens of thousands of people marching peacefully. the police were at the side and we talked about police using tear gas in the past and they are definitely using it now. 0fficers in the past and they are definitely using it now. officers on this walkover bridge are holding up an anonymous sign saying warning tear gas. —— ominous sign. and every ten minutes in this area and also to the left of what you can see, they are trying to disperse this crowd. now having violent in terms of tear gas, not the hand to the hand—to—hand combat we have seen in the past. tear gas is pretty effective. i thought the crowd was in the tens of tens of thousands, moving through hong kong. there were two or three hours of marching and the police are essentially now trying to get them to break up. the protests were against the police tactics themselves. to what extent does this play int

robin brant reports. standing and waiting, taking cover under umbrellas from the warm rain. almost all of them were wearing a face mask. this was how hong kong'srotesters showed their contempt for their government and its latest attempt to quell the protests, with emergency measures that outlaw face masks. some were even handing them out, to stop people getting sick, one man told me. this was a sizeable turnout.