Im going to welcome to the avenues aisha its good to have you with us the fold of tear gas has become a defining picture of hong kong over the past 6 months more than 10000 drones have been fired by police against prodemocracy protesters over a 6 month period that amounts to around 55. 00 rounds fired every day rounds that have caused stinging eyes skin russias breathing difficulties and those are just the no one affects u. S. President donald trump has now signed a bill that prohibits the export of u. S. Made gas shells to Hong Kong Police but will that have an effect on a force that is already beginning to buy tear gas from the chinese mainland its an open question what is not is the impact the constant firing of tear gas is having on the residents of hong kong even those who did not participate in the protests themselves. When kathy ju and patricia levy rented their green room apartment in hong kong suburb of 2 months the 2 roommates how did was a good deal price was reasonable and the building in good shape but now they wish they had never moved here coming along my nose off an itch is in my skin feels dry i feel very uncomfortable and i have diarrhea that usually lasts for a few days. And hed go to the toilet a few times every night i hold hold hold out come out not kathy things that it is a consequence of the ga gas dont moan has become one of the hotspots of hong kongs protests often clashes occur just below their window that night also that usually protesters would set up roadblocks here police would then come to remove them and they fire tear gas to try to catch the protesters so the could be similarly good. Due to the tense atmosphere in the city they do not want to show their face and ask us not to reveal their ian names but will say they have not joined any protests since the peaceful marches in june that does not save them from the effects. Coming days up then youre when they fire tear gas i close all the windows in the doors but i can still smell it and feel uncomfortable the whole sheeple. Since june the police have fired more than 10000. 00 canisters of tear gas chemical irritant but mainly affects theologies lungs and the skin its use is prohibited as a chemical weapon in warfare with allowed in riot control although its effects are meant to be temporary to have been case reports of chronic high diseases caused by the chemical. They were also some cases that they know as much to begin with but after exposure to tear gas some of the protesters actually developed a spray like symptoms for 2 to 3 years and there there were also cases that people develop chronic eczema because of skin problems going to tartus for a number of news. While the highest risk lies with frontline protesters and join the list residents have little chance to escape the consequences of tear gas as many protests happening in densely Populated Areas im a logical call it i saw a doctor he asked me where i live and then he said i should consider moving away if i could tell you. Im sorry you called it both of them plan to stay with relatives for some time but moving home is out of question the landlord would not let them cancel their continent. For more im joined from hong kong by seeding chang an anthropologist and member of the hong kong a mother was anti extradition rally missing welcome to your part of her Parents Group thats collected about 1200 complaints about children being affected by tear gas what exactly are parents telling you what we found was basically how all these parents believe that that shooter in its health suffered because of contact with tear gas all is remnants and many of them reported that their children have suffered from different problems including respiratory problems including skin irritation is and so on so what we have found is that these parents at very anxious and they have a lot of trouble dealing with that shooter in his health and they believe that that this is what has been caused by gas of course were not scientists we cannot establish a causal relationship between. Something up to children where the actual use of tear gas these concerns that youre raising arm and there they are quite serious a have they been addressed at all by the government or even the hong kong for news not at all no in fact the government has received just to release the content the chemical content of tear gas that theyre using so we have no way to know what we have been exposed to and that dosage that we have been exposed to there are those that are the to make the argument that ms during the if the Hong Kong Police do not use tear gas out of their control these oftentimes a violent demonstrations what would you say to them. Well i dont know if you have seen any of the food. Police firing tear gas at sometimes empty streets and sometimes it was at residential buildings. Its us so there are a lot of cases in which we have no one does we could not comprehend why the police using tear gas and also d. M. Mounds of tear gas that is being used in one single day on november 12th the police used 2330 canisters guest and how hope that was at the university where the students were accused of having an unlawful s. M. B. Right so you know if you so many men walk out of the company cannot comprehend why insult them so such circumstances the police are using the amount of tear gas theyre using also theyre. Our police is equipped with state of the art crowd control technology and theyre using a lot of pepper spray. That we each over 10 me to this and those extremely they they hurt and so the people would be immediately to fill a tainted dr have to run away so there are many ways that they that they could use to frighten us to crowds rather than this basically are storm of teac ask you know communities you have to remember that at least rigorously lieberman really ought to kind of firearms are devout but heres the thing i will unfortunately after leaving there for the time being thank you so much. Thank you. Singapore has a reputation of being one of the most free dynamic and business friendly places on earth its a reputation that belies its aging population problem now officials hope to make the city a Global Leader in accessibility with the expansion of a smart but estrin crossing system for its elderly and disabled residents it is a gleaming modern metropolis exploding with life but look a little closer at singapore and the signs of old age start to emerge which is why the authorities here are trying to slow the city down with 2 speed crossings like these for aging population. For this to. Require more time to cross the road. The concept is simple elderly and disabled residents get an electronic card that buys them an extra starts in seconds to cross the road for those not living life in the fast lane the city can be a tough place to move around. This time is too short. To reach that they get it at the end. I dont have to run the risk. Is a good thing because. There are around 1000. 00 of these green man plus crossings and officials plan to double the number its part of an initiative to make the city more livable and accessible for its less able residents and without impacting traffic flow or congestion. Its not something that is going to change the world but its an important step in allowing for people especially Older Persons where we worry about them being quite isolated in their homes to get out and do things for themselves. But for those benefiting its a step in the right direction and with a little less of the anxiety that comes with modern city living. And reducing the anxiety of those crossing the street is that in another modern city bangkok famous for drivers who dont stop for pedestrians a group of volunteers is now hoping to brush away the problem with an if your creativity. They say a method can change its spots but what about a zebra stripes a group of volunteers in bangkok good trying it out getting a new perspective to an old idea its hoped these greedy looking blocks will stop speedy drivers in their tracks. So why we have a huge number of zebra crossings but i feel that were ignoring them because when we drive we see them but we dont stop even though the roads are not only for vehicles theyre for people to cross to so since the zebra crossings are not respected by drivers we want to rebuild awareness of its importance are important in one of the worlds most congested cities being a pedestrian in bangkok can be tricky 90 percent of people surveyed say they dont feel safe crossing the road the reason they say drive is simply dont stop. So these road safety activists took matters into their own. I think its a good idea when i look at it it looks like people i live a taking above the road it attracts my attention and i think the children like to walk over it which makes them feel like theyre walking on air im alive i did and it may end up look at what ive got and i. Hope itll catch on the group have 3 more tests crossings to kind of hold the project is reviewed for government funding. Thats it for development is when i was it was just from inside the camp was off hong kong pointed to converse to which police and to. Do next. Literature invites us to see people in particular. To see some as the kids. Might. Be books on youtube. Goateed. Deep learning merged reality wait a 2nd we want the whole picture of facts instead of make ideas shift deliver us. From the reality to cryptocurrency your topics for live in an ever changing Digital World lets talk a bit to devise a short. Shift. On t. W. As the asian markets were dealt a blow today Donald Trumps decision to sign a bill supporting hong kongs rights sparked warnings of retaliation from beijing what does this mean for a possible u. S. China trade deal. Germany faces another alarming shortage of geriatric nurses now the Economics Ministry wants to attract skilled personnel from did not. This is business. As welcome asian stock markets got off to a shaky start today as concerns mount that tensions over hong kong may get in the way of the u. S. China trade deal u. S. President donald trump on wednesday signed into law legislation backing prodemocracy protesters in hong kong it requires the u. S. State department to monitor hong kongs autonomy to justify favorable u. S. Trading terms and also threaten sanctions for Human Rights Violations Chinas Foreign Ministry hit back one of unspecified firm countermeasures that put a lid on a week of gains for asia pacific says. Its thanksgiving day in the United States but its the protesters in hong kong it finally has something to be thankful about long sought after support for their prodemocracy movement finally came from washington a new law requires that hong kong must remain autonomous to receive favorable trade status which is help the city become a Financial Center the Chinese Government was quick to condemn
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