hong kong people. when i started writing it, i went to see a historian, and we were talking about the history books, and he said the problem with history books are they are no faces of chinese people. when i thought about it, it is so true, even in the handover ceremony, you heard no hong kong people spoke at the most important moment of their lives. i wanted to go some way in rectifying that. susan: you tell a sweep of hong kong's history in your book. in terms of the current situation, you included an author's note, and in the acknowledgments, you describe writing a book that terrifies you. can you tell me more about the concerns you have in publishing? louisa: it was a hard book to write. one of the reasons was that national security legislation that was imposed on hong kong in june, 2020, and it outlaws sedition, terrorism and collusion with foreign powers. these offenses are not well-defined. they are very broad, vague. people have been arrested for things like having banners or stickers with popu

joining us from hong kong. we have plenty of analysis and commentary on what is coming up including the former democratic chairperson emily lau and the ex ceo of the hong kong exchange charles lee. here is an the u.s. the selloff in stocks steepened after weak consumer spending data fueled worries about a recession with the s&p suffering its poorest first half since 1970. garfield reynolds joins us now. could we see a rebound like we did in 1970 this time around? >> well, it could be tougher this time around given consumer spending and also the previous data showing gdp had shrunk by more than expected. there's a lot of nasty data points that the economy is cooling quite rapidly. people are looking past the idea that the fed is likely to do it on the 75 basis points and perhaps more because they want to see inflation noticeably cooling down. now, there are some potential reasons why inflation might start to fall but it is going to take a while. until it does the fed is going to keep hiking interest rates. inter

hong kong is showing vibrance. the one country to systems policy has strong vitality. >> as we count down to the ceremonies this morning in hong kong, let's get more from stephen engle. what are you watching for today? 9 >> it wouldn't be july 1 without bad weather. we had it in 1997 in the same venue behind me. we have essentially a t3 which is not the worst kind of tropical storm, but bad enough to whip up the hair and whetten the participants who will be outside for the flag raising. we had a yellow rainstorm morning last night. it has passed and it will still be a downpour most of the day. i'm not saying that's a harbinger for things to come because xi jinping who arrived yesterday afternoon by high-speed rail, he was quite upbeat about prospects for hong kong. you alluded to the fact that two years ago on this date was the first day of the national security law that beijing implemented on hong kong after a year and a half of violent protests. he said that has brought vigor and stability and prosperity back to

it has served hong kong well and will continue to serve hong kong well. the reason we have to make a robust responses there's always rumors that try to exploit any uncertainty in order to make profit or undermine hong kong's profitability. but i think one thing is very important. when all over the world things are a bit chaotic, the certainty of hong kong's monetary system is another mean to hong kong in our country. stephen: do see signs that united states is weaponizing the dollar or that there could be threats if there are further sanctions against hong kong, threats to hong kong's assets to the swiss system like we have seen in russia and alike? >> some overseas governments are totally unpredictable, so i cannot comment on that, sometimes they are totally irrational. up to this moment i don't understand why being a hong kong government official defending national security of the people's republic of china should be sanctioned by the u.s. government. i just don't understand. except trying to bully and intimidate us in defending our own country. stephen

to the people of the territory were, "now hong kong people are to run hong kong. "that is the promise, and that is the unshakeable destiny." the man who said those words, chris patten, now lord patten, is my guest today. has that promise been broken? and could the uk have done more to honour it? lord patten, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. has that promise, that hong kong would be run by hong kong people, been broken? yes. and it was based on the perhaps misguided assumption, which some of us had occasional doubts about, that the chinese were... and it was based on the perhaps misguided assumption, which some of us had occasional doubts about, that the chinese were... the chinese communist party, let me make a distinction, would keep their word, and they have pretty comprehensively broken their word, which is contained in an international treaty lodged at the united nations called thejoint declaration. you said at the time, you wrote at the time in the hong kong diaries, which you've just published, that, "ultimately, after the handover, "much will depend on wheth

that's all we've got — this in hong kong. that's all we've got time _ this in hong kong. that's all we've got time for, - this in hong kong. that's all we've got time for, thank i this in hong kong. that's all. we've got time for, thank you forjoining us, talking to us about the commemorations of tenormin square in 1989. you are watching bbc news, the headlines: huge crowds enjoy a star—studded concert at buckingham palace, and members of the royal family tour the uk nations, during a third day of jubilee celebrations. a senior ukrainian official says russia is throwing all its power at the key city of severodonetsk, where its soldiers are locked in fierce street battles. the country says bridges have been blown up to stop russian reinforcements from coming into severodonetsk. it is the focus of the offensive in the dock is reason, cuba says it has recaptured part of the territory lost to russian forces, but as our correspondent reports, both sides present very different pictures of how the conflict is unfolding. russian armour still rolling forward, moving to encircle

taiwan, australia and hong kong are in positive territory. hong kong more than 2.8% higher. tech lifting the index. hstech raising 5%, lead by the likes of alibaba as well as jd.com. in the fx space, the dollar, pretty stable. the yen currently up 0.3%, 134.89. in the commodity space, we are tracking oil. brent crude is higher by 0.5%, $113.60, reversing earlier losses. rishaad: just checking in with what is going on. the thai baht is making a comeback. the bank of thailand right now saying that monetary policy should adjust tamely on inflation, and that inflation expectation increases are all in the short-term. this as we have a few divisions within the bank of thailand's monetary policy committee as to what they should be doing. they were clear-cut on keeping interest rates at record lows of 0.5%, but there seems to be a clamor for them to raise rates sooner rather than later. rupee is steady. and we have the nifty contract, showing that we will see strong gains for indian equities when the session gets underway in about 45 minutes. let's get over to what is going on, give

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this is a press kit of the hong kong hand over ceremony. one of the pieces donated by senior journalists, please hold on. we left their jobs as reporters for. hi, but we took that step reluctantly. they don't have, you know, hard. we're still with the industry is going to want to have more, and we hope to promote some journalistic values in another way with this bookstore held on. why whoa, whoa, whoa, proving media literacy means people will not be deceived by what is being run on the news. now when we tysons, i really feel it's on a hight voice. by the whole lot. names there bookstore have a nice day on the very 1st day. the little shop is bustling with current and former journalist. many haven't seen each other for a long time. some had been under arrest me several objects, remind them of the good old days. like this desk, which comes from a now clause newsroom who is on his arm. chris has a tattoo of the date when stan news had to close the clinic in the most. heartbreaking moment for me was when a colleague, i know well was arrested ri

so you think hong kong _ recognise that. so you think hong kong can _ recognise that. so you think hong kong can still- recognise that. so you think hong kong can still hold - recognise that. so you think. hong kong can still hold onto a distinct identity? we hong kong can still hold onto a distinct identity?— distinct identity? we have a distinct identity? we have a distinct identity _ distinct identity? we have a distinct identity and - distinct identity? we have a distinct identity and going l distinct identity and going forward, ijust can't distinct identity and going forward, i just can't see distinct identity and going forward, ijust can't see how hong kong would lose its identity and become, as people like to allege and therefore put us on the defensive, say, become just another chinese city. and you can watch the full interview with cy leung on bbc world news this coming weekend. check out our website for transmission times in your region. people living in a small time in the colombian capital have been fleeing from foam spewing from a river. toxic foam flood

including in hong kong. we'll talk about that if they relax further, but it's obviously the first real relaxation under the covid zero policies for the last two and half years. so it was seen by the markets as we saw midday, mid afternoon yesterday positively, obviously. we are also getting upgrades of morgan stanley increasing their conviction of an exit from covid zero by the turn of this year. that's pretty optimistic that we had that news just yesterday. speculation that covid zero policies could be in place for five years. however, morgan stanley gdp saying the rebound is 2.7% in the third quarter, 4.7% in the fourth quarter. we saw that, the hang seng jumping when that news broke mid afternoon, right around 2:00 p.m. yesterday. seven days isolation is what people arriving in china will have, and essentially, three days of self-monitoring at home, so a total of 10 days. it was 14 days previously, and it was 21 days earlier like we had here in hong kong. 21 days at one point last year. china reported jus

will hong kong continue to be shackled to the covid zero policies of china, or will hong kong be allowed to chart its own course as an international financial center, as places like singapore, dubai, new york, london, chief competitors of the international stage for financial services which are completely opened up. in hong kong there has been clamoring for the relaxation of quarantines. china cut their quarantine for inbound arrivals by half yesterday. however, will hong kong cut that further? many businesses are essentially saying that it needs to be scrapped altogether. . what will xi jinping's tone be? will there be an olive branch, after a tumultuous five year term of carrie lam? or will he stand side-by-side with the successor to carrie lam, john lee, a lifetime law-enforcement officer? will there be more of a clampdown on political freedoms here in hong kong? or will john lee be able to chart a different course than carrie lam, after she steps down later today and tomorrow morning? shery: stephen engle, over chief north asia correspondent with the latest on hong kong. still ahead,

was did you see the cong in hong kong? that's now look at some of the stories making headlines around the world. in india, at least 8 people have been killed in the chemical factory fire outside the capitol delhi, over a dozen others are injured. the blazer up to after the boiler exploded authorities i investigated the course. greek authorities are wanting people who live in the athens to buckwheat. as a wildfire draws closer to coastal sub ups, dozens of firefighters and several aircraft working to extinguish the flames. wildfire bend more than 125000 hector's increase last summer. at least 3 people have been killed by flatten as a tropical storm pass at cuba, whether one ins are also in force for the nearby bahamas and florida. key ones are feeling the effects of climate change on the forecast is predicted about rough hurricane season. havana, drenched by torrential rain. first some in the cuban capital. it's business as usual. with some slight delays. though for most, it's safer to stay inside. cubans are no strangers t

in hong kong. many things phoebe some the other stories now making news around the world. humanitarian organizations she watch as rescued more than 200 people on the mediterranean. they were floating in overcrowded rubber and wooden boats. the united nation says almost $700.00 migrants have died or gone missing trying to reach europe so far this year. rescuers in columbia trying to reach a levin coal miners trapped underground by an explosion. at least 3 people were killed. mining accidents accounted for nearly a $150.00 deaths in columbia last year. a tropical storm has swamped cuba and its capital havana. at least 3 people have been killed by flooding. weather warnings are also in force for the bahamas and florida. forecasters are predicting another heavy hurricane season. senegal has been hit by a severe dust storm. people in the capital of the car have been warned not to leave their homes. the storm is the latest in a string affecting africa and the middle east. a train crash in southern german

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in hong kong, seven p.m. in sydney. this is how we are shaping up when it comes to australian futures. what a horrible session in the previous session as we saw was the markets playing catch up up, but looking to extend losses. the aussie dollar is kind of holding its ground more or less, but firmly below $.69. this as we continue to see that strength in the haven demand for u.s. dollar across asian currencies. . dollar is down and mild to lower start to trading here in asia. the nikkei is flat. we are watching dollar-yen, actually starting to see just a bit of strength trickling in. remember, we have been talking about these yen crosses, it suggests that despite the headline yen strength that we see, that perhaps it is actually a little bit more when it comes to haven demand playing on that theme of the stagflation and information risk we are talking about. these are the fears gripping markets. consumers a pullback. let's bring in annabelle droulers for morning calls. what are? we hearing? annabelle: workplace is takin

many more were injured. hong kong was for decades. the only place in china where people would remember the victims of the tragedy, candlelight vigils in hong kong, victoria park, while the nom, but following the passage of pages national security low in 2020. the vigils have been banned still over the past 2 years, people have found a way to protest whether that will happen on saturday remains to be seen. alright, let's get a modem. this from data responded phoebe kong who is joining us now from hong kong . phoebe, despite to restrictions, do people plan to protest in some way as well as the past the home phone guzman fan, the commander right. did the job sighting pandemic restrictions that even so we, we witnessed that some people still tried to turn out and the fine to pull the span of what that can. those are their cell phones, the lights on 2 more and that comes off autonomy now, but they see i think the situation will be a lot different from last year or before that like like mainly because of the huge shilling effects that we ar

v kong in hong kong back, let us take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. the death toll has risen to 5 after a train derailed in southern germany. recovery workers found the body of a man made the wreckage several carriages overturned near a resort in the bavarian alps on friday. the cause of the derailment is under investigation. in india, at least 8 people have been killed in a chemical factory, fire outside the capitol, daddy, over a dozen, others are injured. the blazer roasted after a boiler exploded. authorities are investigating the course. china has launched 3 astronauts into space to complete work on its permanent orbiting space station. the sions, you 14 crew are due to spend 6 months on the t on gong station and added to new modules. the us band, china from the international space station in 2011 cited security concerns germany has been facing travel chaos as a new 9 euro train ticket proves a huge attraction. the bargain monthly flat rate fair is valid nationwide until the end of august. and passengers are packing onto overcrowded trains. the g

g w. correspondence. phoebe. com is in hong kong. the one place in china, where last school remembrance of the massacre used to be allowed. she tells us what's changed. well, i'm now standing at the entrance of the victoria park, which was ones the traditional venue off the ferry mass safe. i mass dave commemoration, kind of like visual over the past few decades in hong kong, but not any more scenes based national security that wasn't post in hong kong about 2 years ago. so that law has lost these typo such a commemoration to put x cody sense in hong kong. and that's like, like in the past, it was poto in hong kong. but now it's like a kind of like a sense of fia looming in the city. as we seen, like the park was closed the night before the anniversary, and it's now got by hundreds of police offices with barrack cases surrounding the whole park. so it shows a sense of like, like, suppression, like on such a commemoration. and it's also all actually because of the, the organizing group was forced to disband last year. and it's lisa, w

that is important issue for hong kong. i could be what you have described, it could be the connector into mainland china. the international window. what it wants to badge itself as is in dutch international financial center. first we need the focus. we need productivity. i think that is what, of all the conversations we are having, they want hong kong to be an international financial center. they wanted to be original headquarters for asia. i think that is a focus we need to focus on going forward. yvonne: the fact that the liaison office did not -- did reach out to these offices, is that aside there being more perspective? david: that was a very important message for us. if you look at the manifesto in the forward, he talks about the inner -- interconnectivity of hong kong, being an international trading hub. the fact that the ministry of foreign affairs and the china liaison officer wanting to speak to the international business community, here with their concerns are so but they think the drivers are for hong kong going

hong kong now seems increasingly like an ordinary chinese city. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. for more, we can speak to dr hung wing lok. he's a political commentator whojoins us now from hong kong. thank you for speaking to us on newsday. china promised hong kong two systems, one rule, 25 years ago. how far do you see that laying out? well, thank you for your question. more precisely, i think economically, hong kong has remained the same compared to 25 years ago. for example, you could see still a financial city, and the cost of living, particular housing, is still extreme the high. economically, hong kong has remained the same. it has changed a lot in social issue areas. to me, i think one area is definitely attempting point for those changes. chinese officials saw or even some experience, those chaotic moments could be a definite threat to beijing authority and national security. fundamentally, the whole city cannot function well, still remember visibly that the beijing life could not move on, so beijing life could not move on, so beijing government reacted in hong kong as

w 's, a cb kong is in hong kong. the one place in china where large scale remembrance of the massacre used to be allowed. i asked her what's changed while i am now standing at the entrance of the victoria park, which was ones and the traditional venue off the ferry, massive r, a massive commemoration, a candlelight vigil over the past few decades in hong kong, but not any more scenes. beijing, its national security that wasn't post in hong kong about 2 years ago. so that law has a lash these typo such a commemoration to put eco defense in hong kong. and that's like, like in the past, it was intolerable in hong kong. but now it's like a kind of like a sense of fia, looming in the city. as we seen, like the park was closed the night before, the end of february, and it's now guarded by hundreds of police offices with barrett case surrounding the whole park. so it shows a sense of like, like suppression light on such a commemoration. and it's also all that lashley because of the, the, all the nice thing group was forced

and confident of hong kong's future. one of the reasons for my competence and optimism is hong kong's unique strength. it is to conduct her external affairs. particularly on the international arena. we have the economy to set up our own economic trade of us has. we could enter on free trade, global taxation, investment protection. i do want to complete my term by reinstating the importance of -- restating the importance of hong kong connectivity. but is the damage already done? >> yes and no. if you look at the past two years, hong kong was ran to the world's number one in normalcy. that is when other countries and places were imposing the stay-at-home permits and knockdowns and closing the airport. we were by and large operating normally. since this hit is very hard in terms of the number of deaths -- >> 300 deaths. >> we have to be extremely cautious and at the same time, because of the transmissibility of omicron and the mildness of this virus, other places are opening up so by comparison, i am the person who believes

and that's like, like in the past, it was poto in hong kong. but now it's like a kind of like a sense of fia, looming in the city. as we seen, like the park was closed the night before the end of february. and it's now got it by hundreds of police offices with barrett case surrounding the whole park. so it shows a sense of like, like, suppression, like on such a commemoration. and it's also all actually because of the, the, all the nice thing group was forced to disband last year. and it's lisa, well, we're now detained, are now detained for 4th bush and charge under the national security at all. so this is actually the very 1st anniversary our sins on that sustains effort. that's no one. the applies both such commemoration assembly. so it is like becoming a kind of one of the most sensitive political taboos in hong kong. tito abuse. phoebe cong. well let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. the death toll has risen to 5 after a train derailed in southern germany. recovery workers found the body of a man an

that was tom grundy, editor in chief of hong kong, free press. tom, thank you very much. and that's it for today on t w. news asia, you can check out more of our stories on t w dot com, forward slash asia. i'm jared radian, berlin. thanks so much for watching. see tomorrow. electron mobility without recharging being re level by implementing battery exchange stations, chinese car maker. you want to conquer the european market. with fully automated battery swapped and software updates, you can be ready to hit the road again in just 5 minutes. red net on d w. a thought they were great able with the issue with existing batteries is that they saw they're really horrible we.

w. corresponded phoebe kong in hong kong. many thanks. phoebe a trained crash in southern germany has killed at least 5 people and injured dozens of others . carriages to railed and overturned near the popular holiday resort of grooming hot and cushioned in bavaria. 15 people are being treated in hospital for various transport minister says a technical fault probably caused the crash. the crash seen on saturday morning. rescuers are in a race against time to lift. the d railed carriages. they fear people may be trapped underneath and these cranes offer the best hope of reaching them. rescue teams worked through the night on friday. the accident happened just to school holidays got underway in the german state of bavaria. 140 passengers were on the regional train, which was traveling from garments, pardon, hear him to munich. on saturday, the state premier said the crash scene was heart wrenching. what is it about? no mention for hateful a still missing, and that is our biggest worry. we hope that we don't find any one under t

do you have to use phoebe kong in hong kong? let's now look at some other stories making headlines around the world. at least 5 people have been killed and thousands more in charity. the train crash and south in germany. carriages to route and attend. yeah, you, pork, you, that holiday resort a and about various authorities believe the technical fault likely cost of the accident in india, at least 8 people have been killed in chemical factory, fire outside the copper to belly over a dozen. others are injured laser wrapped it after a boiler exploded authorities. i investigated the course to national position support us up, demonstrated against talks on the new constitution to protest as accuse presidents case aid of trying to strengthen his grip on power. seed has excluded all the mean wanted to go parties from the negotiations. he's also dismissed the electoral commission on legal of i. c. s. g authorities are wanting people who live in the athens to evacuate as a wildfire draws closer to coastal suburbs. dozens of fire fighters

and hong kong. thank you . further and marcus junior has been sworn in as president of the philippines. he is the son of a former president. many regard as a dictator. marcus won a landslide victory and elections by can may, with help from his running mate. sorrow detached a. she is a daughter, if the outgoing leader marcus has promised to tackle inflation and boost economic growth to will adding dugan isn't milliner manila and has more on the integration gets in, argue ration is quite different. it was a bit more grand. and those of us, we did a bit there and we had more parade, more pop than usual. but that was slowly. you know, we neutralized but he is much more sober beach where he basically reached out to the public to the country or reconciliation. it's been a deeply divisive election election and he said even go during the campaign. he did not say much. he intends to live up to all of his promises within the next 2 years . it's quite spectacular. i mean, the market resurgence really is a prod

i've been very concerned about hong kong, but hong kong he said that overcome the serious test and now being reborn. so i think the thrust of his message during his brief visit here in on kong is going to be the stupidity has returned to hong kong and the prosperity can also return. he also quoted a chinese proverb. he said that the future is bright. those who won't quit the long war for the president has a bit of walking to do this afternoon. he's going to the nearby science park and then later on he is supposed to go to government house to attend the banquet in his, on a being given by carrie lamb, the outgoing chief executive of hong kong. so yes, a day of powerful symbolism and the city is adorned with, with banners and flags with a very strong patry arctic theme. and the theme, i think the lines all of that is basically china is back in control once more. and carry alarm is out, and john lee will be a hong kong new lead to tell us a bit about him. he's the man who led that crack down on the pro moxy protests a few years back. so what, what do we expect from him going forward? well

in hong kong. i'm a new mckinnon. fortunately, w ah ah, ah stories that people of the world over information, they provide the opinions they want to express. g w on facebook and twitter, up to date and in touch. follow us. ah. hong kong was once proud of its free media, but the central government in beijing has dismantled most pro democracy media, leaving hundreds of journalists without work among them. chris and jackie. i'm seizing my time to report. there are journalists still hanging on on persevering. got lots of hightower hong kong was once a colony of the british empire in 1900. $97.00 was handed back over to china against the promise that hong kong would retain its rights and freedoms for 50 years. but only halfway through paging grip is tightening. where does that leave pro democracy journalists? and can they find ways out? who why, why, why it has been? jackie is looking to interview pastors by for report for the anniversary of the t animal square incident in 1989 when china's communist ru

hong kong been out. it's like a kind of like a sense of fia, looming in the city. as we seen, like the pot was closed the night before the end of february, and it's now got it by hundreds of police offices with barricades surrounding the whole park. so it shows a sense of like, like suppression lay on such a commemoration. and it's also all actually because of the, the organizing group was forced to disband osteo and it's lisa, well, we're now detained a now to tank 4th bush and charged under the national security at all. so this is actually the very 1st anniversary of sins on that. so since ever that's no one applies for such a commemoration assembly. so it is like becoming a kind of one of the most sensitive political taboos in hong kong. did use phoebe kong in hong kong, back there. so got some other stories making headlines around the wild. phoenician opposition supports us have demonstrated against talks on the new constitution. the protest as accused president chi, you said of trying to strengthen

kong in hong kong. well let's take a look at some of their stories making headlines around the world. the death toll has risen to 5 after retrain, derailed and southern germany. recovery workers found the body of a man and made the wreckage several carriages overturned near a resort in the bavarian alps on friday. the cause of the derailment is under investigation. in india, at least 8 people have been killed in a chemical factory, fire outside the capitol deli, over a dozen. others are injured. the blazer octed after a boiler exploded. authorities are investigating the cause. greek or socrates or warning people living near athens to evacuate as a wildfire draws closer to coastal suburbs, dozens of firefighters and several aircraft are working to extinguish the flames. wildfires burned more than a 125000 tact airs in greece last summer. or germany has been facing travel chaos. chaos as a new 9 euro train ticket proves a huge attraction. the bargain monthly flat rate fair is valid nationwide until the en

she's young and hong kong. more than 3 decades later, the events on tenement square in 1989 still resonates and joining me now as someone who was that at gentleman square of the night of this tragedy rose tang, she was a student leader during the protests and barely escaped with her life during the armies crackdown she is now based in new york and is an artist, journalist, and activist miss dying. it's a pleasure to have you on nodded under news asia. thank you so much for your time. how does it make you feel every year when the anniversary of this massacre comes around? it makes me feel very heavy and heavier than usual, especially when the into the 3rd year of the pandemic. ah, it looks like the dictatorships had been up put proliferating on getting worse and humanity and planet earth had been love in the worst situation. you had gone down a south. i sometimes despair and i'm also hopeful. now this anniversary is never marked on the chinese mainland. and now increasingly not in hong kong either. is it only a

but whatever its roots, it is massive in hong kong. it's pretty serious business, which is why i'm trying to keep my voice down. but if you can watch a game in progress, it's a great way of getting under the skin of the city. fan has agreed to let me watch her game — as long as i behave myself. i've only recently learned the rules but i think playing a couple of games will give me a really good deep dive into authentic hong kong. laughter. oh, you won? again?! i'm a little bit intimidated! i'm going to watch. i'm just going to watch. the basics are actually very simple — the winner is the first to collect four sets of three and a pair — but it still takes a bit of figuring out. see, i get confused with the win. it's very difficult if you don't speak cantonese — the characters. i find them difficult. again! yeah! you won again! you are my lucky star! i must be your lucky star! it's a very traditional game, played largely by older people — a bit like chess or backgammon — and there are signs that as the older generation is dy

to the people of the territory were, "now hong kong people are to run hong kong. "that is the promise, and that is the unshakeable destiny." the man who said those words, chris patten, now lord patten,

and that's like like in the past, it was poto in hong kong. but now it's like a kind of like a sense of fia, looming in the city. as we seen, like on the park was closed the night before the nursery. and it's now got it by hundreds of police offices with barrett case surrounding the whole park. so it shows a sense of like, like suppression lay on such a commemoration. and it's also largely because of the, the organizing group was forced to disband last year. and it's lisa, well, we're now detained, are now detained for a bush and charge under the national security. so this is actually the very 1st anniversary of sins on that sustained effort. that's no one applies for such a commemoration assembly. so it is like becoming a kind of one of the most sensitive political taboos in hong kong. did use phoebe kong in hong kong. less than our attention to some other stories making headlines around a wild to nation a position supporters hop demonstrates that against talks and a new constitution that brought us this accused precedents, jay said off tryin

when people complain there is no freedom, this is not the situation in hong kong hong kong is as free as ever whether it is freedom of expression or freedom of assembly or media and so on. >> madame, the issue of freedom and hong kong turning into just another chinese city, you've gone on record saying you have no regrets during your tenure and your report card is something you are proud of you have to agree that hong kong today is very different and perhaps less free and the freewheeling hong kong that you as well as i grew up in, no? >> freedoms are not absolute freedoms have to be retrained where there is a public interest no public interest could be more superior than national interests, right every place should have rules and laws in place to safeguard national sovereignty security and the interest of the nation >> this was a big event st stateside yesterday. the january 6th attacks with the committee discussing we have this report. >> reporter: the hearings into the insurrection presenting jarring images in the video. >> you will never take back your country with weakness. >> th

we have one and going i forward, i can't see how hong kong forward, i can�*t see how hong kong would lose its identity, as people like to allege, and become just another chinese city. and you can watch the full interview with cy leung on bbc world news this coming weekend. check out our website for other transmission times in your region. wednesday was day three at wimbledon, three at wimbledon, and a disappointing one for the uk�*s emma raducanu, who was knocked out. 0n the men�*s side, crowd favourite andy murray is out too, while the number one seed novak djokovic cruised through to round three. here�*s the wimbledon round—up with our sport correspondent, chetan pathak. as the sun sets on day three at wimbledon, novak djokovic is a very happy man after sailing through to the third round of these championships with a straight sets win over australia. djokovic looking much like his old self on the graphs of centre court. because few problems, compared with the one we saw on monday. djokovic far more pleased on wednesday after his win, i think he feels much more like his old

let speak now to tom grundy, editor in chief of hong kong, free press. welcome to d w. news asia carry lamb says she has no regrets about her time in office, but she does leave behind a very complicated, controversial legacy. could you talk us through that? yes. well, that was said that she's proud of her tenure in the spinal days. but 3 years ago this week, she offered a quote, solemn, a sincere apology for sparking those 2019 anti extradition bill protests. but now say that the government did nothing wrong. nevertheless, as far as critics are concerned, she oversaw the biggest worse and rest since the $960.00 millions on the streets. $10000.00 ultimately arrested us sanctions against top officials over 60 civil society groups disbanded over the last couple of years amid the security laura newspaper rate, most of the opposition now behind bars of insult exile. also nearly 10000 cubic deaths. an uptick in poverty and a huge accidents, the brain drain, as residents leave the city. she will say that, you know, the security or as, as offered stability. she

kong, it is worth noting that xi traveled to hong kong using the high speed rail which has been closed to the public since the start of the pandemic. the likely reason he is deciding to commute is in part because of the covid situation here in honk do you t hong kong where 1,000 cases are reported every day. and throughout xi's visit to hong kong, he will attend the inauguration and a new administration -- of a new administration, excuse me, a number of officials here to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the handover. and although hong kong police say there will be a designated area for people to gather, the assistant police commissioner recently said that they won't tolerate any acts of violence or public disorder. and so it is unlikely that we'll see any pro democracy protests while president xi jinping is here in town. >> thanks, blake. steven, very important that this is seen to go off smoothly. we saw all the cameras, he very much sees this as part of his legacy. and these images going down in chinese history. >> reporter: that's right. his first trip outside mainland in almost 90