amongst us we understand tens of thousands of people have shown up in the victoria park which has been traditional than you are and the only carol i mentioned over the past 3 decades so they are there to the final police band on the kettle a vision gatherings so they have just anticipated in a sound way of the how to encourage her. to hold a candle lights to mourn the victims in yemen crackdown 30 years ago although one years ago and the pay tribute to defectives for one minute and so this is something like. a new show in hong kong because over the past 30 years we have seen gatherings year by year that people tend are hundreds of 1000 of them showed up in that time and to say. that turn our let's them on the past because many of them they are brave to come out because of the police and and now the authorities are trying to ban such gatherings are with groups of over 80 people so . we also see that people are trying to change the slogans like and one party rule and democracy for china now so on they are still a channel just cannot goes out they are afraid and this could be the last tim

place in china with a public memorial to the victims i can live vigils been held in the city's victoria park every year since 1990 but this year protesters had to break through barriers to hold the rally hong kong's legislature criminalised insulting china's national anthem is seen as another sign of beijing's growing control over hong kong sarah clarke is live for us in hong kong sarah when we were speaking about an hour ago you were saying that at the protests there was really no sign of any security forces what's been happening since then. it was something about $3000.00 place that were deployed across the city but they surrounded that particular area victoria park which is where this huge catholic the jewel is held every year for the people of hong kong to pay their respects to those who lost their lives fighting for democracy in tiananmen square in $989.00 but as for the people who attended not we had thousands who defied that police ban and the government in for so social distancing rules the covert 19 simply basically saying any gatherings larger than 8 are illegal but those people to

we've had thousands gather in victoria park this was an area that was sealed off by the police earlier today after a police ban the government enforced social distancing rules and ban for the 1st time in 31 years this can't reach all the people in hong kong to mark the massacre of tiananmen square 31 years ago but as you can see behind me the people have gathered anyway and with her chanting of slogans are free hong kong liberate hong kong one country one nation we've also got a number of flags calling for independence in hong kong and of course the organizers here encourage people to come and show their opinions about the democracy places that quite a boxing organizations are here and gather every year last year we saw about a 100000 people gather in victoria park this year which still seems thousands despite that police ban now the organizers however are concerned about the future of rallies like this and that's as a result of the national security laws china's going to introduce those laws and potentially target political dissidents or those people who speak out against the milan an

peter not much not mine when these people gathered in video victoria park when the organizers said that that would keep the calm it's been a very peaceful rally we've had a chance to get a match with one minute's silence with regard to social distancing we're certainly seeing more than i people here as a result of these people of thousands of people gathering at remember those people who lost their lives fighting for democracy in 1999 in chatham and squares so close ally for us in hong kong victoria park let's talk to anthony doppler on he's a lawyer and an author of books including city on fire the fight for hong kong he's joining us from there not to thank you very much indeed for being with us so hong kong's got the national anthem bill that we mentioned just a moment ago it's got the security bill that is due to come in and yet we're seeing thousands of people defying this ban on the vigil for 10 months square what do you think the future is for hong kong. look i think tonight has been a very powerful symbol i mean with the national anthem lorin the national security law as you were

gatherings are deemed illegal but thousands of people defied that police ban and instead entered a victoria park breaking through some of those fences but it was a calm and peaceful gathering that the police there were around all surrounded that particular area but they had said to those organizers if there was common forms of peaceful rally they wouldn't move in and clear those those numbers out and we had people chanting free hong kong we had people chanting hong kong one nation which is a new slogan and we also had people a number of people holding up those independence flags and so it was a much larger gathering than many people had thought we also had a number of boobs set up across hong kong for those people who wanted to go and sign a petition and show their support for the people of square who lost their lives back in 1909 but the concern is that ban or the assemblies like this and large demonstrations may be banned in the future and that's as a result of china's decision to introduce these national security laws and those laws will come into effect later in the year in hong kong and the

well this is the 1st time in 31 years that this particular candlelit vigil which is held in victoria park in hong kong has been banned of the simple reason is the government extended the covert social distancing rules for public gatherings of more than people have been banned as a result and now we have the police to enforce this particular ban 3000 have been deployed across hong kong to try and stop a gatherings to get together to commemorate or member those people who lost their lives in jenin square in $989.00 and i we've already seen shots of victoria park which is the area which normally we can see potentially more than a 100000 people last year organizers said 180000 people gathered to mark this candlelight vigil to remember the square massacre but this year that particular area that whole victoria park has been sealed off by police and police are already there stopping people from entering the gates have even been locked but the organizers are calling for an online rally instead they're asking for people to mark one minute silence to remember them and square but hong kong is one of

area have been banned as a result the police are vowing to enforce its ban the whole area around victoria park which normally attracts a potentially more than $100000.00 people who come to commemorate and mark that square massacre in 1989 it's all been sealed off and 3000 police have been deployed across the city to try and enforce these restrictions now organizers of the annual rally are instead try calling on supporters to hold a vigil online there are also a number of boots set up across the city to try to memorize the square massacre but we are expecting some protesters tried to fire that ban and try to enter victoria park on tuesday evening now hong kong is one of the only few centers or few cities on chinese soil or in chinese territory they're allowed to commemorate the square massacre but the future of the vigil certainly the organizers of concern that it the future of this a gathering like this are under threat that simply because china's introduction of the national security laws which by sickly target acts of subversion acts of terrorism and also anyone who speaks out against china

this ban and if though they will they've encouraged other people who don't say want to come to victoria park to remember by lighting candles or participating in online vigils it katrina also very controversial they say because of course this all comes as the legislators are debating this contentious national anthem bill and they did basing but it's essentially a done deal right. that's right it's a very high stress sensitive day for the people of hong kong so legislators as we speak are debating this national anthem bill pro-democracy politicians are trying to do whatever they can to block it. the 15 councillors are expected to speak for at least another hour on this now those who are opposed to it say that it tramples on freedom of expression and many people in hong kong do not identify as being chinese and when this national anthem is played during events even sporting events it is a times brood and this bill would impose very harsh penalties that a fine of more than $6000.00 and up to 3 years in jail and when politicians were discussing this bill last week it sparked some very angry prote

last 30 years where this particular vigil can attract hundreds of thousands of people who attend victoria park to remember those people who lost their lives in general square in 1989 a police are now vowing to enforce a ban the bans been put in place simply because of the covert 19 at social distancing rules and any gatherings of people in public it's considered illegal now the whole of this area around victoria park has been sealed off we have police there now trying to stop anyone from trying to enter this particular area but organizers are trying to hold an on line assembly or certainly a one minute silence and there are also a number of boots have been set up across the city where people can go and mark other respects for those people who lost their lives there i should state that hong kong is one of a few cities in china on chinese soil that is allowed to commemorate this particular vigil and the chairman square massacre in china any talk of it is suppressed but the future of this vigil could be under threat some of the organizers say that the introduction of the china's national security

event because of the coronavirus pandemic but protesters broke down barriers around the city's victoria park candlelight vigils for the victims of the massacre have been held there every year since 1900. i think. we will continue to light candles to remember the victims of the message the dreams and the brutal crackdown the people of hong kong will absolutely not give up the police said we can't hold a june 4th vigil here it's a tory a park you can say will save you once we'll keep lighting the candles the world health organization says 2 more ebola cases have been reported in democratic republic of congo earlier congolese health officials recorded a 2nd outbreak of the virus after 6 cases were confirmed in ecuador province a country had been preparing to declare itself a bowl of free after battling an outbreak in the east that's killed at least 2000 people since 2018 and those are the headlines the news continues here on after witness good buy. i don't like doing. you know you don't want to. search. engine year to me. before that summer i hadn't really thought to ask my dad much about his p

or a number of people gathered there around 9 pm hong kong time among caucus on the other side victoria park where the vigil was that's on the hong kong central or the island side the other monkeys on the callinan side we had a number of right place and try and move in to clear out those protesters who gathered on a very busy night and right this is a very busy shopping district and a busy part of kelo another had blocked that causeway and as a result those police moved in to make arrests i should state those people who are gathering there in this area of manchaca is often a rogue area we often see a number of demonstrations a lot of confrontations between police and protesters but that particular rally was more an anti-government movement as opposed to support for those people who lost their lives in tandem and square but for now the police have cleared those people out but we certainly saw some large numbers gather there around 9 pm and a number of arrests made so o'clock in hong kong thank you libby as you recognize government's hands full control of the curve of tripoli after fighting wi

pushed down the barriers meant to stop them from congregating thousands flooded into hong kong's victoria park lighting up the evening with a sea of candles candlelight vigils and minutes of silence were held across the city. some scuffles broke out when protesters tried to set up roadblocks police used pepper spray to disperse them and several people were arrested. it was the 1st time unrest took place on the 10 men anniversary and the 1st time that hong kong authorities banned all commemoration they said it was necessary to enforce social distancing there in the corona virus pandemic but to protesters it looked like an excuse to limit their freedom. that people must be concerned and worried but we can't stop commemorating just because we are afraid or worried we can only do it step by step we can only try our best to safeguard our freedom to march and assemble and try to remind the people around us our next generation and even the older generation how unbearable our region is. china has started clamping down on protesters in hong kong after a year of demonstrations on the streets of the city

efforts in victoria park in hong kong has been inspiring us to continue to fight for this years and it also shows the word and the region that this something that you cannot crash by with tanks and guns and jails desta human spirit that's our human desire and knowledge freedom and justice and truth and they still haven't given us that one yes after and and india and of course in the name of darius this year they they have bending . the candle eye which showed but people are asking my students are already asking me like what are the implications of artists new laws and national security law and banning of retore pakis it means that there are certain topics that we cannot write about anymore we cannot teach enemy and we cannot write thesis and papers anymore so soda concern is not just imagination or because rich people are paranoid but it is based on our understanding of the track record to c.c.p. in their repression and suppression of history and also at distorting their memory and punishing those who are speak out a truth to power and that's been continue and the worst so it is or tog

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tens of thousands, if not more, usually gather in victoria park or candlelight vigil. it is a big part of the calendar here in hong kong. however, please have banned it. they have not approved the application because of the social distancing laws that are still in place that basically prohibit groups of anything larger than eight from gathering. sayingine arrangers are go out into your local neighborhood and have your own small candlelight vigil's, go online and commemorate. protesters are worried that because of the national security laws that are likely to be imposed, possibly via as early as august, that last year's commemoration could be the last. they could potentially use the new national security legislation to ban future commemoration. it goes to the heart of the national anthem law that's likely to be passed which would criminalize and give jail sentences potentially up to three years if you insult china through the use of the national anthem. it just begs all kind of questions on the legal front, because you have freedom of speech here. you cannot libel or sl

we have not seen any police here, but we know that around victoria park, there have been an uptick in officers observed. they're saying that coronavirus is the reason people can't gather. but on everyone's mind is this looming national security law. after 23 years and multiple governments failing to pass this national security law, beijing decided to do it any way. what's going to happen essentially is you'll have a national security apparatus similar to mainland china set up here in hong kong, which means that the tiananmen protest as we know it we could never see again if chinese law deems those illegal. >> we appreciate that. will ripley live in hong kong. thank you for joining us this hour. i'll be back with a lot more news after a short break. . . . . offers hundreds of auctions every day. all auctions start at $0 and everything must go. and don't forget, we offer a full 90 day money back guarantee on your first bid pack purchase. i won these bluetooth headphones for $20. i got these three suitcases for less than $40. and shipping is always free. go to dealdash.com today and see

thousands of people in victoria park in central hong kong on friday night. they wore black and held candles in commemoration of those killed. hong kong police had made the unprecedented decision to ban the vigil. they cited health risks over the coronavirus. students at hong kong university also held a ritual on their campus. >> it is an opportunity to promote commemoration to set aside in the june 4th incident for being oppressed by the chinese. >> the military crackdown in 1989 resulted the in a large number of casualties with chinese troops firing on crorow of c citizens. the chinese government maintains it took the right steps to deal with the incident. the anniversary comes as hong kong's legislature approved a bill to outlaw insulting china's national anthem. it's a move that drew strong objections from lawmakers. the legislation is aimed at boosting education at schools and through m media and punisis those who disrespect it. violators could face up to three years in prison and a fine. the bill was passed a week after china's parliament decided to imp

we will still want to go into victoria park to light that candle. dark, and there is all for commemoration, even people going to the graveyard to mourn their beloveds will be closely monitored by authorities, so in such a situation, when the whole of china is not allowed to light a candle, it is very important for us to continue in hong kong, to show to all chinese, and people all over the world, but we have not forgotten and we still support democracy in china and condemn the massacre 31 years ago. —— that we have not. sadly this year the police expanding our gathering tonight, but still we will go in, and call upon the people of hong kong to light a candle and people all over the world to light a candle wherever you are. “— world to light a candle wherever you are. —— police is banning. and to still commemorate the event and the massacre and also to mourn those who have sacrificed. are you assuming you will be arrested? we you assuming you will be arrested 7 we understand thousands of hong kong police are mobilised and ready for this moment. we do

thousands flooded into victoria park, lighting up the evevening with a sea of candles.ight vigil's and minutes of silence were held across the city. -- vigils and minutes of silence were held across the city. scuffles, roadblocks. pepper spray, people arrested. it was the first time unrest took place on the tiananmen anniversary, and the first time hong kong authorities banned all commemorations. they said it was necessary to enforce social distancncing durg the coronavirus pandemic, but the protesters, it looked like an excuse to limit their freedom. >> people must be concerned and worried, but we can't stop commemorating just because we are afraid or worried. we can only do it step-by-step. we can only safeguard our freedom to march and assemble and remind the next generation and older generation how unbearable our regime is. correspondent: china has started clamping down on protesters in hong kong after a year of demonstrations on the streets of the city. earlier on thursday, a controversial law was approved making it a crime to disrespect china's national anthem. be

. >> victoria park had been sealed off. that did not deter the crowd.ds defying to pay respects to those who lost their lives fighting for democracy in beijing's tiananmen square. they chanted slogans like "free hong kong," some calling for independence from mainland china, but most to join the candlelit vigil were hereto tok the massacre -- here mark the massacre. >> the fight for democracy has lasted well over 31 years and it is important that we all stand together now. >> organizers say the police enforcement of social distancing rules are it cover to clamp down on democracy. to ang kong now is going new era. they want to rule by fear and ban all political expression and i believe this is very much worrying about the future of hong kong. >> more than 3000 police were deployed across the city to enforce the ban. to markths were set up the crackdown, allowing the people of hong kong to honor the victims of the tiananmen square massacre. the annual vigil in hong kong is one of the only memorials held on chinese territory to mark a chapter in chinese his

outlawing a mass gathering citing the coronavirus pandemic spread as well as the main vigil in victoria parkgregated in smaller groups to adhere to social distancing rules. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. anna: let us talk about something happening in the dax right now. after a 32 year's day, lufthansa is being removed. this year has been a nafta get germany's flagship carrier removed trump this important benchmark. the airline will be replaced by a real estate company. we have seen already in some the morning calls on where the stock will head. for an is with us for more. beyond the strategy today? willrd: the question is the lufthansa shares fall? can they benefit from this shuffle? here, the first is the speculation phase. how will the shares trade? all this -- there are a bunch of investors doing this right now. the announcement happened last night. not a lot of changes in the dax. normally, it is only reshuffled once a year. this is an exemption because lufthansa stocks fell

possible processions rule continue to be allowed the police tried to ban that vigil as you know in victoria park didn't they and other goalies did not track did not bend that the police facilitate at least 10000 public meetings and processions the police have been pending not giving approval in recent months because up a covert 900 situation because we have enacted public health laws prohibiting group gatherings of more than 8 people you've had only 5 we have got an issue state that the home orders you have you have only 5 locally transmitted infections 5 in the week of june the 1st after more than 2 weeks with no local cases taking the total number of infections to just over a $1004.00 deaths prodemocracy cambodia's said it was just an experience excuse to try and block an unwelcome event and they were right one day thank you for pointing out that we have done well in fighting over 19 but we should not take anything for granted we should not 2nd feis public safety you know just to accommodate these protests request they can do it after the covert 19 is completely under control moreover we have

victoria park had been sealed off but that didn't deter the crowds thousands defying a police plan to pay their respects to those who lost their lives fighting for democracy in beijing standing in a square they chanted slogans like free home told some calling for independence from my child but most who joined this year's candlelight vigil we're here to mark the massacre on june 4th 1989 holding a one minute silence the fight for democracy has lost a for you know well over 31 years and it's important that we all stand together now organizers of the annual memorial said the police enforcement of social distancing routes are cover to clamp down on democracy on call now as in going to a new iraq they want to rule by fear and and ban or what they call expression and i think this is very much worried about the future a little more than 3000 police were deployed across the city to enforce the ban some broods were set up to mock the military crackdown allowing the people of hong kong to honor the victims of the tiananmen square massacre the annual vigil in hong kong is one of the only memoria

ande are motions in asia they wrap around hong kong, the relationship to china, and in victoria parke those emotions. ♪ and the: on to retail, open market despite trading at a 15% discount to price per share since the $16 billion deal was reached in november. the virus outbreak decimated demand for luxury goods. let us get to our reporter who covers retail. the rationale behind getting it was segmenting tiffany and making it more profitable. why are lvmh so concerned going forward? we are expecting demand at some point to get better. does that mean they do not expect this demand to pick up in the next couple of years? >> the world has changed since the deal was agreed. luxury is looking to have a bad year this year, 30 5% down across the board. but, this was a long-term investor and for lvn -- lvmh. jewelry is a strategic category. the rationale is still there, and the debate is whether they want to get it for a better price than agreed in november. tom: is it easy for luxury to cut costs? can lvmh cut cost to tiffany's and across their luxury platform? andrea: they should be able to

together and defy that ban or we have 3000 police have been deployed on thursday to stop access to victoria park which is the mine area where they hold this annual vigil but this could be the 1st time in 31 years where is the 1st time in 31 years where this particular gathering has been bad organizers are calling for a rally or some sort of vigil to go online there also they've set up some various booths are around the city but we do expect the police to try to enforce that ban and the reason why this particular ban is been extended or put in place to mark this particular ban as a gathering going ahead is a covert 19 rules that extended the social distancing rules so gathering of more than 8 people in public has been banned as a result i should say hong kong is one of the only few cities macau included where they're allowed to commemorate or mark the people who lost their lives defending or fighting for democracy in town square in $989.00 but the future of this vigil could also be at stake the organizers are concerned that the chinese introduction of the national security laws in hong kong could

a mass gathering setting the coronavirus pandemic and a vigil in victoria park.ws 24 hours a day, on air and at quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in i'm than 120 countries, leigh-ann gerrans. this is bloomberg. francine? much,ne: thank you so leeann. let's get to our exclusive conversation. the ecb has stepped up its pandemic stimulus program. the additional monetary policy adds to the commission set up a plan for a 750 billion euro virus recovery package, but within lead now joining the frugal four nations opposed to the e.u. plan in its current form, will europe be able to agree on a way forward? joining me from brussels is paolo gentiloni -- paolo gentiloni, former european commissioner for the economy. thank you for giving us a little bit of time to our broadcast. the commission said there would be a 7.7% contraction in output this year. since then, economies have reopened. would you stick to that forecast, or could it be better or worse? i think the forecast was reasonable. this was the baseline. at the have risk down

it certainly hasn't at the moment we've got hundreds of people who rally around victoria park and as you mentioned this is the main organizing or gathering point for this candlelight vigil which they held every year this is the 31st anniversary but this year the place have banned it going ahead they've deployed 3000 place across hong kong to enforce this ban but as you may be able see behind me some people have defied that ban and actually set a gathering on the field behind me and i did that last year 190000 people here this year we've got hundreds because people are simply concerned that the police will move in as a result and the reason why they've been forced these rules is because of the covert 19 social distancing restrictions and any gathering. more than i people in a public area is considered illegal but the various groups of the organizers behind this they concerned that the future of this particular vigil could also be under threat we had china's introduction of the national security laws in the last week or so and this particular those will target those who are acts of sub

. >>> thousands of hong kong residents defying a police ban to gather in victoria park marking the 31stiversary of the tee ennemann square massacre. cnn ace kristie lu stout has the defiant images. >> reporter: it was a significant turning point last night for hong kong. thousands of protesters defying a police ban to mark and commemorate 31 years since the tiananmen square park. they pulled down the barriers. they lit candles and they sang songs of protests that were used by pro democracy protesters in 1989. it was a moving display of public mourning. it was also a moment of deep poignancy over a law that will ban sedition, secession and a number of high profile democracy leaders were there including albert hope who spoke to cnn. take a listen. >> there is no room for optimism but i would say we will always maintain a positive attitude. we are 3w0u7bd to be a loser. >> something else that caught our attention was something that we have not seen in previous vigils. growing calls for independence. slogans and banners calling for the liberation of hong kong. the independence is the only w

as well as the main vigil in victoria park, many congregated in smaller troops that adhered to social distancing rules. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. anna? the program,up on back here in europe, at frankfurt and berlin, lockstep. christine lagarde and angela merkel lead the efforts to aid the economic pickup from the coronavirus crisis. the ecb's stimulus. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: welcome back to bloomberg's "bloomberg daybreak: europe." i am anna edwards alongside annmarie hordern, who is in new york. responsentensified its to the unprecedented contraction facing the euro area with a bigger than anticipated increase to its emergency bond buying program. the central bank is expanding its purchases by 600 billion euros and has extended them until at least the end of june 2021. christine lagarde -- i can assure you that there view in theous governing council that action had to be taken. in the face of that inflation outlook, and given our mandate of price stability, acti