leading pro-government chinese commentator and former interpreter to the late president done shopping victor gao. victor gal franc you for joining me on up front we're almost 6 months into protests that have rocked hong kong and police repression seems to be escalating by the day just last week a student was shot in the stomach by a police officer while the chinese backed chief executive of hong kong kerry declared the protest as enemies of the people are you ok with how china and how chinese backed authorities in hong kong have handled these protests. you know 1st of all over one can see with his or her own eyes their violence has been committed it's on the massive scale arson attacks our police officers attacks our public order some of tires of transportation. all of this is happening as we speak and hong kong as a democracy protects the people's rights to protest and demonstrate but they need to do that in a legal manner illegal gathering is a crime in hong kong and attacks are innocent people is a crime to be punished by the law therefore i think we have great confidence in the hong kong gov

let's get more now on our top story the aftermath of sunday's local elections in hong kong victor gao is the vice president of the center for china and globalization and joins me now live from beijing good to have you with us on the program sir i mean is this election result in or call time to mount an average check should love the sort of harder line policy of beijing and the implementation of the ideas that would like the hong kong government to implement. no i don't think so has a democracy and people have the right to volte and the law protects the people's rights to evolve to demonstrate to protest if they are all legal and a lawful of top priority for hong kong now is to put a stop to violence that's the key i would say the district election was held yesterday it's dark and the vaults are very clear it's made known to everyone and i think in a democracy whichever party wins more loses some goals for example that's a lot more don't be surprised all agitated about it i would say no candidate yesterday stood for violence that's the key. to go home and that is the right word to desc