kong about hong kong's democracy, about restoring that track, leading hong kong to democracy, i suppose a lot of people would be quite willing to do that, but that track has been lost, taken away from us. right now, that is not what is happening. so you have a choice, you and others — go back onto the streets and make this a popular protest, try to occupy those streets again or make it look to the outside world as though, frankly, you've been defeated. i think we've been really badly hurt by the national security law. i think as far as hong kong is concerned, as far as hong kong people are concerned, i think a lot of people still would like to exercise our rights and civil liberties in a peaceful and non—violent manner. meaning we mayjust go back to the street. we've seen those activities or movements from around the world and lately in lukashenko�*s belarus. why can't we exercise our right as well? i mean, frankly, just talking to dictators and talking to tyrants, saying that, "hey, we'll back down a little bit. "would you be nicer to us?" really is really not, i understand, as a

kong scenario hong kong situation where h.s.b.c. for example. all reportedly and i stress reportedly freezing the accounts of pro-democracy supporters in hong kong i mean given that it given his financial back story that's a no no anyway but clearly if it's if it's true that means the beijing government can just do it flick a switch and then nobody has any money well it depends on how they're acting the lawyer i was prosecutor if they have evidence and they are able to show that the people they want these accounts seized are somehow terrorists are often source a separatist movement they can do that we do that in the us it's done in europe it's done all of the world it's not wrong because beijing does it as long as it's legal i don't know as you said it's rumors h.s.b.c. i would agree with you as extremely troubled. and we don't need to go into that there but let me be clear you know we're talking about this very rationally and calmly here but i think you know people need to go back and take a look at pictures of the protest and offi

officials in hong kong the u.s. has already imposed targeted sanctions as a result of these arrests it doesn't get much more serious than that and what you are calling for is just a clarification you. know let me respond. they make all these arrests and everybody is out on bail secondly the government the secretary for justice and not human stop prosecuting anyone let alone that it may end up going to a court order not to be convicted or acquitted so this is simply the very 1st step they are arrested on the basis of a special all violating and the code $22.00 of the national security wall people going to arrested and they are all released on bail on the basis of suspicion of while eating the national security law now let me assure. every country in the world the most democratic of the democracies police arrest people know if they are arrest people and eventually they are all off the hook and prosecution don't move don't move in their own government lose face or if the prosecutor comes in and they lose all these case

hong kong was that a dark day for democracy and hong kong you said they expelled some legislators know the opposition could to in their own. free will for disqualified because they were disqualified before the last election so they're not sure if they're in the chorus. they no longer serve in a legislative council that's their team they no longer serve in the legislative council because they were kicked out they were disqualified. there were 4 incumbent legislator who entered the greys and were disqualified from the race for this term so their disqualification from entering the race carries through to this extended term this is the decision of the national people's congress to rest of the opposition this sign to retire and resign all of their own free will i keep asking them to stay in because actually i really enjoyed having them in their legislature because they would provide a lot more question and answers monitoring scrutiny in government those but they decided to give up and we were not sure why they were just out of the 5 mr team but you know critics what they are pointing to her

us saying the law was eroding hong kong people hong kong's fundamental rights and liberties and you your answer to that is well nothing's perfect but the markets are doing well well what i'm saying is that hong kong as. a part of china as one country to assist you know they need to also it's one country one system now isn't it and well let me let me finish you keep interrupting me what i'm saying is that hong kong needs stability and of course. law as well because hong kong cannot be for the last 60. my mind's i mean there in the last year hong kong is basically dysfunctional and paralyzed and to be in airport abroad. people were put on the all you to burn you know bystanders and a lot of trouble stop no country in the world with allow that and there's no people would have loved france hermie that they don't feel secure in hong kong any more to go cycling than that doing something do you think down to one the people of hong kong would simply sit by and watch their freedoms erode and being eroded by beijing and not do anything about it. if you really think that then why don't you miscalcu

kong and you may have the title of our political pluralism in hong kong the european parliament at this point is calling on countries to consider sanctions against targeted officials and hong kong the us has already imposed targeted sanctions as a result of these arrests it doesn't get much more serious than that and what you are calling for is just a clarification you. know let me respond. they make all these arrests and everybody is out on bail secondly the government the secretary for justice has not human stop prosecuting anyone let alone that it may end up going to a court order not to be convicted or acquitted so disses simply the very 1st step they are arrested on the basis of of suspicion all virally think and i decode 22 of the national security wall people going to arrested and they are all released on bail on the basis of suspicion of while eating the national security law now let me assure. every country in the world the most democratic of the democracies police arrest people no arrest people and eventually they are all off the hook and prostitution don't move don't move in

and congar porting for us from hong kong thank you so much. of get a quick check now of some of the other stories making news around the world 8 afghan security personnel have been killed in an attack claimed by the taliban militant group a suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into an army base the u.s. claims the taliban are not sticking to commitments agreed under a peace deal. a world health organization team investigating the origins of covert 19 has visited a market in china where the corona virus was 1st detected the seafood market has been shuttered for a year and the visit took place amid tight security. well here in germany chancer uncle americal has appealed for patients during the coronavirus long down schools shops restaurants and leisure facilities have been closed since december the government has been widely criticized for its slow rollout of vaccinations miracle has called for high level talks with vaccine makers on monday and is urging people to remain vigilant. we're going modes on stone lungs to all of our e

and hong kong hold dear. the plans were announced in july in response to chinese legislation giving beijing greater powers over hong kong subsequent riots in the region over the last led to dozens of arrests on an accuse beijing of breaching its pledge in hong kong 1997 handover to maintain key liberties and autonomy for 50 years britain argues it has a moral duty to protect its former subjects. we go live now to international relations expert and professor at china's university of actor gary how much of this moral duty does britain have to protect its former colony or is this just meddling in china's internal affairs as they say i think what the british government is saying now is really high level of hypocrisy because 1st of all hong kong is completely chinese territory china has absolutely unconditional sovereignty over hong kong and what happened in hong kong in 20192020 in terms of occupying the legislative house attacks on innocent people run some firing for example arson it's utter were very similar to

set in hong kong. understand the situation but i think the hong kong also need stability and also order and a more of course and a central government of course according to the basic law they have the right for defense the policy and security of all the countries has a security law and china is no exception so i think that you can see now the hong home the stock market is back and that they are now prepared for the largest i.p.o. in a war or divestment are back to hong kong and. it's got in business is back to normal gradually so i think that people will understand in the long run it's going to be really good for hong kong if we have these. peace and the prosperity and the security return back to china or to hong kong of course but of course. there's always people more objectives once more accomplished more but it takes time you know in the graduate one british rule hong kong 400 years the never give them any democracy so you can expect that. you know very versed so with china of course but i think you

and hong kong residents faced down the police. michelle and sanford had never seen their home in such a state. as the movement wound down, michelle returned to hong kong for the first time in a while. but she recalls feeling an indescribable discomfort. >> this is the city of taipei, taiwan's most important city. many immigrants from hong kong are now living in suburbs around the city. although some elderly people in rural areas only speak taiwanese, mandarin is also spoken the city, making it easy for immigrants to live here. taipei also has many shops run by hongkongers. >> the memorial hall has a statue of the former leader on display. after a conflict, the party retreated to taiwan. for decades the nationalist party ledy chiang kai-shek governed with a one-party rule. taiwan's first direct election was held in 1996, realizing the democracy that citizens had long hoped for. one hour's drive from taipei is a small restaurant run by a family from hong kong. the family had believed that beijing would maintain the one-country two-s

trust reporting on hong kong should have a very deep and gauge and the fate of hong kong i hope that people can see that we care. what will happen in 123 or 4 years are they going to shut us down are they going to take away our newspaper registration will we see over censorship in hong kong. after 14 years this is home to me. i think it's yeah it's a city worth fighting for all. i'm probably the most pessimistic person in the room but i guess the good thing about hong kong is so it has a very vibrant civil society but never the government does something there is a big response. when the public's more informed about what's happening in the world and they can make more informed decisions about how they want to they run the government. press freedom is you know important to take the end of climate of declining freedoms. discuss. kazakstan that as a new strategic location at the crossroads of europe and asia. develop and grow your business. in the leading logistics trade and business harbor. in 1st in a country with a great business climate robust legal system tax regime under advantageo

targeted officials in hong kong the u.s. has already imposed targeted sanctions as a result of these arrests it doesn't get much more serious than that and what you are calling for is just clarification you. know let me respond. they make all these arrests and everybody is out on bail secondly the government the secretary for justice and not human stop prosecuting anyone let alone that it may end up going to a court order not to be convicted or acquitted so this is simply the very 1st step they are arrested on the basis of suspicion all violating $22.00 of the national security wall people going to arrested and they are all released on bail on the basis of suspicion of. the national security law now let me assure. every country in the world the most democratic of the democracies police arrest people no arrest people and eventually they are all off the hook and prostitution don't move don't move in government lose face or if the prosecutor comes in and they lose all these cases in court also the government would lose face thi

kong was that a dark day for democracy and hong kong you said they expelled some legislators know the opposition could to indo own. free will for disqualified because they were disqualified before the election so they no longer serve in the chorus. they no longer serve in a legislative council mr t. and they no longer serve in the legislative council because they were kicked out they were disqualified. there were 4 incumbent veges later who entered the greys and were disqualified from the race for this term so there disqualification from entering the race carries through to this extended term this is the decision of the national people's congress the rest of the opposition this sign to retire and resign all of their own free will i keep asking them to stay in because actually i really enjoy having them endure that just danger because there were probably a lot more question and answers monitoring scrutiny in government those but they decided to give up and we were not sure why they were just out of 5 mr team but you know critics what they are pointing to here and what is so concerning

best _ hong kong. thank you very much for speaking to us. best of— hong kong. thank you very much for speaking to us. best of luck - hong kong. thank you very much for speaking to us. best of luck to - hong kong. thank you very much for speaking to us. best of luck to you. | speaking to us. best of luck to you. i hope things work out for you in the uk and they will be a lot of very talented people coming to the uk from hong kong who hopefully will have the opportunity to rebuild lives here although the impact on hong kong itself remains to be seen. thank you very much for talking to us. you are watching bbc news from london. let's give you the latest. it is the early hours of the morning and southeast asia and mem mart we have reports of the arrest and a raids, very early in the morning of the current de facto leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, who spent many years in captivity, she returned in 1988 to the country have a been exiled for many years to try the care for her mother who was gravely ill. she was then detained for years and years and eventually rele

david: that was the hong kong chief executive on the hong kong outlook story. we spoke with one property tycoon earlier and he is feeling optimistic about the future of the city, robbie chin. he told us exclusively that he plans to keep buying luxury residential plots in the city. >> as long as it is in the luxury residential sector i am happy to buy more. the rest of the sectors i am not sure. hong kong has been targeting only this one sector of luxury housing. in the coming decade it could still do well. haslinda: marking this line from hong kong, hong kong listing lucked out at north building at 11:30 a.m. local time. at the stakes are high as india prepares to roll out a new budget. we look ahead to that with laxmi ira -- lahkshmi irey. this is bloomberg. ♪ haslinda: india unveils a high-stakes budget on monday, which will be crucial to see how the government plans to spend its way out of the pandemic. india posted the world's fastest-growing major economy. join us to tell us what markets are looking for is lakshmi iyer head of product at kotak mahindra a

well our upset in hong kong. understand the situation but i think the hong kong also need stability and also order and the law of course and central government of course according to the basic law they have the right for the fans the policy and security of all the countries has a security law and china is no exception so i think that you can say now the hong home the stock market is back and that they are now prepared for the largest i.p.o. in a war or divestment are back to hong kong and. it's got in business is back to normal gradually so i think that people will understand in the long run it's going to be really good for hong kong if we have these. peace and the prosperity and security return back to china or to hong kong of course but of course. there's there's always people more objectives once more accomplished more but it takes time you know in the graduate one british rule hong kong 400 years the never give them any democracy so you can expect that. you know very very so with china of course but i think y

kong, where you are now, or was it easy on the ground in hong kong? i think we meet people in different positions. the national security law. appealing for sanctions with chinese and hong kong officials. will these speeches be conceded as a breach of the national security law in hong kong and do you need to be present for years? we've got this advantage of overseas. but on the ground, they could mobilise more hong kong people to fight and they could have protests and demonstrations when the time comes so indeed i think we need different people in different fronts so we can collaborate with a movement that could push for changes. {lit that could push for changes. of course, if people leave, their friends and family may not severally leave. they will be concerned about the people leave you behind.— leave you behind. yes, definitely, _ leave you behind. yes, definitely, because - leave you behind. yes, definitely, because the political climate in hong kong is deteriorating and people would concede if they left theirfamilies behind, they may receive rep

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us saying the law was eroding hong kong's people hong kong's fundamental rights and liberties and you your answer to that is well nothing's perfect but the markets are doing well what i'm saying is that hong kong as. a part of china as one country to assist you know they did also it's one country one system now isn't it and. well let me let me finish you can keep interrupting me what i'm saying is that honk on the stability and of course the. law as well because hong kong cannot be for the last you know 126789 months i mean there in the last year hong kong is basically dysfunctional and paralyzed and been airport abroad. people were put down to all use to burn you know on bystanders and a lot of trouble stop no country in the world with allow that and then there's those people would have loved france hermie that they don't feel secure in hong kong any more to do something illegal than the doing something did you think them to warn the people of hong kong would simply sit by and watch their freedoms erode and being eroded by beijing and not do anything about it. did you really think th

kong and china we're also asking for a life for hong kong areas that are in need and we are also asking the government to call off the investment deal with china because that would damage germany's mentor values. says the german government's reaction has been weak early and has criticised china's policies but the activist wants more insight parliament gives a short speech and discusses the crises with m.p.'s from the uk to elicit world saw the current situation in hong kong is dramatic and it's getting worse day by day basic freedoms rule of law human rights are being deliberately and systematically destroyed by beijing. the passing of the national security law has unfortunately confirmed all the fears that existed even the so-called loyal opposition is now under attack one cannot help feeling that beijing does not want any opposition in hong kong. you know. a foreign ministry official is also there and defends the government's reaction or trying to interfere in a charity following the franco german initiative member states that have extradition treaties with hong kong including the us

he conquered porting for us from hong kong thank you so much. let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news this hour a world health organization team investigating the origins of code of 19 has visited a market in china with the corona virus was 1st detected the seafood market has been shuttered for a year and the visit took place amid tight security. 8 afghan security personnel have been killed in an attack claimed by the taliban militant group the suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into an army base the u.s. says the taliban are not sticking to commitments agreed under a peace deal. tens of thousands of people have joined protests against a proposed new security law in france police clashed with demonstrators in the capital paris the legislation would criminalize so-called malicious publication of photographs of police officers civil rights campaigners and journalists want the measure of to be scrapped. police and protesters face off in the heart of paris. scuffles broke out during fresh demonstrations agai

that in hong kong. while i understand the situation but i think the hong kong also need stability and also order and the law of course and the central government of course according to the basic law they have the right for defense the policy and security of all the countries has a security law and china is no exception so i think that you can see now the hong home the stock market is back and that they are now prepared for the largest i.p.o. in a war the investment of back to hong kong and hong kong is it's got in business is back to normal gradually so i think that people will understand in the long run it's going to be really good for hong kong if we have these. peace and the prosperity and the security return back to china or to hong kong of course but of course. there's always people more objectives once more accomplished more but it takes time you know it will gradually be one british rule hong kong 400 years the never give them any democracy so you can expect that. you know very versed so with chi

kong is something else they are basically violating the basic law the 1st article which is hong kong is part of china and you will never achieve mr t. i'd like to ask you just briefly before we go claudio is an opposition lawmaker in hong kong said that the aim of china's national security legislation was to stun the hong kong into nothingness people will be so petrified so frightened so intimidated that they wouldn't dare say anything or do anything in opposition you have articulated here that you are one of the more liberal members of the probation camp you have sometimes spoken out against the government do you personally have to watch what you say how worried are you. let me be very honest with you i don't want to be personal about leeds ok so please spare me from commenting about my impression of josh korder law or in fact georgia law whatever. my honest opinion and prepare is that yes there has been a tightening of freedom to express views particularly when it comes to hong kong. gaining some kind of greater control over its own destiny. civic normalization that anybody can nom

kong and you may have the political pluralism in hong kong the european parliament at this point is calling on countries to consider same chance against targeted officials in hong kong the u.s. has already imposed targeted sanctions as a result of these arrests it doesn't get much more serious than that and what you are calling for is just a clarification you. know let me respond. they make all these arrests and everybody is out on bail secondly the government the secretary for justice has not human stop prosecuting anyone let alone that it may end up going to a court order not to be convicted or acquitted so this is simply the very 1st step they are arrested on the pace of a special all violating article $22.00 of the national security wall people going to arrested and they are all released on bail on the basis of suspicion of. the national security law now let me assure. every country in the world the most democratic of the democracies police arrest people no arrest people and eventually they are all off to hawk and prostitution don't move don't move in their government lose face

us saying the law was eroding hong kong's people hong kong's fundamental rights and liberties and you your answer to that is well nothing's perfect but the markets are doing well well what i'm saying is that hong kong as. a part of china as one country to assist you know they did that also it's one country one system now isn't it and. well let me let me finish you think keep interrupting me what i'm saying is that hong kong needs stability and of course. law as well because hong kong cannot be for the last 6789 months i mean there in the last year hong kong is basically dysfunctional and it's paralyzed and been airport a bar. people were put on the oil to burn you know on the by standards and the letters goebbels thought no country in the world would allow that and then there's no people would have loved friends tell me that they don't feel security hunger anymore he's also i think you know an advantage doing something good you think going to when the people of hong kong would simply sit by and watch their freedoms erode and being eroded by beijing and not do anything about it. did yo

any often comes through this hong kong cafe forte stuff. i come here to remind myself that i'm a hong kong or here. i don't think i can go back while it's under communist rule i might live in taiwan for the next 1020 even 30 years i or a lot of people the same. home is always on her mind her friends who are already in prison and those who are 2 young to leave by i mean just like me many hong kong protesters are young many of them a still in high school and they need to wait for 2 to 3 years until they're eligible to study here can you imagine how dangerous it is for them to go it alone often or they may feel. noakes of mutual support between political exiles offer some comfort but they cannot reach the young teenager stuck back in hong kong. on don't choice sleep that's it for today there's of course more our website www dot com forward slash issue and you can follow us on facebook and twitter as well we leave you today with a look at a day in the life. of the c.b.s. tram fighting cabin fever during his banditry 3 weeks. to hong kong from f

kong and he said the biden heris administration will stand with the people of hong kong. patron thanks agent brown there in hong kong so the arabia and its allies have agreed to restore full diplomatic ties with qatar ending their 3 and a half year blockade of the country and leaders from across the gulf region have signed a declaration calling for solidarity and stability at a summit aimed at resolving the dispute which mother shell has this report. after 3 and a half years of a crisis that threaten the very core of the gulf region g.c.c. leaders have agreed to end divisions and usher in a new era of cooperation the olympic relation is has achieved a settlement of all issues outstanding in a way that is entirely satisfied factory to all nations involved all the countries involved we are extremely pleased with having been able to achieve this very important breakthrough that we believe will contribute very much to the stability security of all our nations in the region and yes all the outstanding. whether it's turning of diplomatic relations flights etc all of that will n

coming up today a call for sanctions against china for its crackdown in hong kong. as a petition calling for stronger measures from the german government i also. time for sanctions. just because he ran for office is this the new reality of the national. welcome to. join us on monday a committee of the german parliament the bundestag how to petition calling for sanctions against chinese officials for violating human rights. a digital rights activist from hong kong now studying was one of the initiators of the petition also calls on germany to sue china in the international court of justice for its actions in hong kong correspondent thomas battle was. today is a big day for activists in berlin in a few hours german m.p.'s will be discussing a petition she started which has been signed by over 50000 people how are you feeling about today place here are you nervous yes i'm very nervous because i will be the 1st time i'm speaking in front of her members and it will be about hong kong that's why i'm very nervous about today quoting once germany to do more against human ri

oh i come here to remind myself that i'm a hong kong or here. i don't think i can go back while it's under communist rule i might live in taiwan for the next 1020 or even 30 years hire a lot of people the same. home is always on her mind her friends who are already in prison and those who are cheery young to leave by i mean just like me many hong kong protesters are young many of them a still in high school and they need to wait for 2 to 3 years until they're eligible to study here can you imagine how dangerous it is for them to do it. often or they may feel. noakes of mutual support between political x. hours of for some comfort but they cannot reach the young teenagers stuck back in hong kong. choice that's it for today there's of course more. forward slash. as well. as. fighting cabin fever. from. i. succeeded in dividing us not succeed in taking the people off the streets because we're tired of trying to show. taking the stand. when it comes to. the new line. there are pros and there are but when you. heard me right. all apps like to talk on

violations in hong kong. what exactly are you calling for what are the actions that you're expecting or you are calling for individual sanctions against human rights violations that happened in hong kong and china we are also asking for a life for hong kong areas that are in need and we are also asking the government to call off the investment deal with china because that would damage germany's techmeme until values. says the german government's reaction has been weak perlin has criticised china's policies but the activist wants more. inside parliament gives a short speech and discusses the crises with m.p.'s from the uk to illicit drugs or the current situation in hong kong is dramatic and it's getting worse day by day basic freedoms rule of law human rights are being deliberately and systematically destroyed by beijing. the passing of the national security law has unfortunately confirmed all the fears that existed even the so-called loyal opposition is now under attack one cannot help feeling that beijing d

is there room for political opposition in hong kong? carrie lam: as on as we do not cross the red line, you do not undermine sovereignty in the country's interest. we welcome a diverse opinion. people with different political backgrounds want to argue, but the government needs to protect the red line. that is what we are doing with a national security law. coming back to these arrests, we are not arresting people because of their political affiliation. the police are investigating and arresting suspects who have breached the laws of hong kong, based on evidence. >> have you decided whether to seek a second term? carrie lam: i am not answering that question. >> what challenges are facing the next chief executive? carrie lam: never mind the next chief executive, the next acting months -- 18 months will be challenging. i need to deal with the pandemic and stimulate the economy. >> what about the economy? carrie lam: the hong kong economy in 2021, i see good prospects, subject of course to the pandemic. if the pandemic could be controlled,

no i would never leave hong kong because what we want to fight in hong kong for the rights of people for democracy and we believe that the people hong kong will not be silenced by this all these ridiculous acts of our wrath and we will continue the fight and. actually we are fighting for democracy and freedom and and this is actually good also for china and why they are trying to suppress us because they are those that pay to ship routine that would not. under the control of what and would not allow and the balance and power in and so side view so as they are now setting out to the people home call whether that promises of high autonomy the promise of some 102 system titles this is joined that creation all of these are being and what we want actually is to what was promised to us ok you know we spoke to an activist a little bit earlier and you call china a dictatorship regime this activist told us that there are essentially no freedoms last under the basic law in hong kong do you agree what is left of those freedoms. actually no one knows what it was left of the freedom because you k

us saying the law was eroding hong kong's people hong kong's fundamental rights and liberties and you your answer to that is well nothing's perfect but the markets are doing well well what i'm saying is that hong kong as. a part of china as one country to assist you know they need to also it's one country one system now isn't it and well let me let me finish you keep interrupting me what i'm saying is that hong kong needs stability and of course. law as well because hong kong cannot be for the last 6789 months i mean there in the last year hong kong is basically dysfunctional and it's paralyzed and to be in airport abroad . people were put on the order of one to burn you know on the standards and the letters goebbels thought no country in the world with allow that and then there's a. all people would have loved from told me that they don't feel secure in hong kong anymore to talk legal guns are doing something did you think them when the people of hong kong would simply sit by and watch their freedoms erode and being eroded by beijing and not do anything about it did you really think

called an evil plan to paralyze not just hong kong's parliament but also hong kong society now these arrests are linked as you say to that unofficial contest that was held back in july to determine which candidates from the pro-democracy camp would take part in the legislative elections which were due to be held in september those elections of course were cancelled by kerry lamb citing coded 19 so they're being held for an unofficial political event tied to an election that has now been canceled the government is also saying that people who voted in that unofficial primary will not be investigated only those people who organize the unofficial poll of course you tell us and have touched on the fact that the authorities now are you might say reinforcing their message they have spoken and said why they've arrested these people the national security law and its message is very strong and very strong messages being sent out to the populace at large. yeah and around the world because remember among those detained on wednesday is a united states solicitor who's working here in hong kong he

hong kong. and in the fullness make of biren get their revenge against a side which trashed them earlier in the season we'll have all the goals as the variance and often i'm talking. on top of only yes welcome to the program we begin in russia where thousands of government opponents have defied police warnings not to join protest rallies they've turned out in cities nationwide and support to me authorities have mounted a massive operation in an attempt to contain the demonstrations campaigners say hundreds of activists have been arrested protest actions have been taking place from siberia in the east to moscow st petersburg and the west nile knee was arrested on his return to russia from germany where he spent 5 months recovering from an attempt to kill him with a nerve agent supporters say his wife yulia is among those detained at a gathering in moscow. all for the latest from the russian capital we're joined by d.w. correspondent anthony share when i am really well you've been following the pr

and hope for hong kong citizens unwilling to live under chinese rule. citizenship london says it has a moral duty to help the people of hong kong. thanks for joining us we start in russia where human rights activists say nearly 5000 people have been arrested at nationwide protests in support of jailed opposition leader alexei his wife has also been detained taken into custody as she attended a protest in the capital moscow it's a 2nd consecutive weekend tens of thousands. across russia to demand be freed the. reports from opposition stronghold st petersburg. in week 2 of the opposition's challenge to vladimir putin thousands have gathered again in the center of st petersburg as they are again demonstrating for the release of opposition politician alex enough. i had of the protest of the austerity is called and of many areas of these cities and. for many people here this is the 1st time they have ever attended a protest until recently they didn't care about alex enough ali but his arrest at a moscow airport on return from germany outraged to many russian

kong if hong kong government is going to apply. the statement to the way that they have brought the control maybe we need to use the hong kong passport to leave the border and when we arrive in the u.k. we get in with all the and all possible for now if not all the actions you announced by the chinese government i don't see it. really creating a lot of chaos in terms of getting people moving to you do you k. or in their lives daily lives ok. it has clarified themselves online they don't know they have not reached any part of the sun the british on decoration yes they are just awful in a roots to 4 people and seem a great to do you and not changing the status of the and the identity of the people under that arrangement and of course we can't see china it's the side reach. of the british and approach your 1st bite of opening the national security law and destroying freedom in hong kong so i think it is right for a response from the u.k. government one of the people responsible for the iran nuclear deal has been named as the new u.s.

sme customers in hong kong. therefore, the new digital banks we don't see as a threat to the way we operate in hong kong. we have an advantage. we can only provide a full digital transformation in the bank, but also we have a digital presence which the virtual banks lack. these transformations make our presence much more compelling. haslinda: some say it is an overcrowded space. do you see consolidation? guest: it is too early to know. we will see how the purely virtual banks operate. i see that most of them will operate in the mass markets, which we have chosen not to. i do see that as soon all the virtual banks start operating and operating heavily in the mass market segment, there will be some sort of successes and there may be some sort of failures. at that point in time, we could probably address your question. but probably now it is too early to see whether consideration at that stage might come aboard. rishaad: sebastian, what is the weakest part of your business in hong kong and what are you doing to add

well the i mean the number is huge like currently hong kong there is 7500000 population in hong kong and over 5000000 of them are actually asked for for the a new u.k. citizenship scheme that means over 70 percent of the population as full for move to move to the u.k. . passports being being their passport holders dependents so we're talking about a large group of people and expect that in the next 5 years that at least 250000 people will. move to u.k. by doing so so i'm that effect will be significant but it helps that the group of people who are actually taking that offer is not only the activists and the politicians or the protesters but many of them are just all of them there is citizens and especially we see a lot of the past educated professionals people they are considering to move to leave the city and the peaceful protests who like even they are not facing any kind of charges but they think that the policy will change in a shop here of time for the middle class people they fear that the economic and also the social institution and the longest of all for their children and an