mainland china. since then, the violence has only escalated. the authorities denounced protesters calling them rioting criminals while the opposition accuses the police of excess use of force. on saturday, supporters of the government staged their own smaller demonstration supporting the police. we support the police and reporter: but the government in mainland china has a more ominous message. showing off its security forces on the border with hong kong, an obvious warning. but these threats from beijing haven t quelled hong kong s dissent. this 23-year-old volunteer medic says she s attended more than 30 protests in the last two months. is there anything that the local
supporting the police. we supported police and state of hong kong. my baby. reporter: but the government in mainland china has a more ominous message, showing off its security forces on the border with hong kong, an obvious warning. but these threats from beijing haven t quelled hong kong s dissent. this medic has attended 30 protests in the last two months. is there anything that the local government could do to satisfy the people? yeah. i think if they actually responded to those five requests, including withdrawing the extradition bill and setting up an independent inquiry council, i think that will calm a lot of things down. reporter: earlier this month, a senior hong kong government official told cnn there would be
obvious warning. but these threats from beijing haven t quelled hong kong s dissent. this 23-year-old volunteer medic says she s attended more than 33 protests in the last two months. is there anything that the local government could do to satisfy the people? yeah, i think if they actually responded to those five requests, including withdrawing the extradition bill and setting up an independent inquiry counsel. i think that would calm a lot of things down. but earlier this month, a senior hong kong government official told cnn there would be no compromise when it cops to the protestors demands. the test of wills between the government and people in the streets appears far from over. ivan watson, cnn, hong kong. and still ahead, cnn gets a rare first look inside a new