their freedom. paul: has carrie lamb, appointed by china, has she shown any signs of backing down or being willing to compromise here? reporter: well, since wednesday s protests, she s been pretty much off the radar. nobody really knows what she s thinking. today there were some reports that pro-beijing lawmakers are saying let s figure out a way to postpone this, let s figure out a way to delay it and the hope of many hong kongers is that that indicates they re looking for a way to back away while saving face. paul: there are thousands of americans in hong kong as well. what does the american business community think? there s hundreds of millions of dollars invested in hong kong. if you don t have the protection of the british legal system anymore, then could you see some capital flights and human talent fleeing hong kong? reporter: absolutely. rule of law has made this city
appointed by china, has she shown any signs of backing down or being willing to compromise here? reporter: well, since wednesday s protests, she s been pretty much off the radar. nobody really knows what she s thinking. today there were some reports that pro-beijing lawmakers are saying let s figure out a way to postpone this, let s figure out a way to delay it and the hope of many hong kongers is that that indicates they re looking for a way to back away while saving face. paul: there are thousands of americans in hong kong as well. what does the american business community think? there s hundreds of millions of dollars invested in hong kong. if you don t have the protection of the british legal system anymore, then could you see some capital flights and human talent fleeing hong kong? reporter: absolutely. rule of law has made this city what it is. so i think everybody s afraid of
a lot going on in westminster the vote is expected maybe a couple of weeks time to reason may has a lot of work to do till then. there s a big mass in london so what does the business community think of mrs may still a small one hundred billion pounds a year by the year two thousand and thirty that s what the breaks it will cost the british people according to a new study commissioned by a group calling for a second referendum nazis a number of economic blows to the u.k. future if it goes ahead with its divorce from the european union they include drops in trade foreign direct investment and overall g.d.p. to the tune of four percent. it s divorced from the e.u. is going to get expensive for great britain analysis of the london based and i e.s.r. research institute is forecasting dramatic results trade with the e.u. could collapse by as much as forty percent foreign investment by
a day after the european union for signed off on the plan to take britain out of the book. yes it s so what does the business community think of mrs may s deal have humphrey can tell us well i don t think pieces specially with the laces assessments with which puts a number at one hundred billion pounds a year by twenty twenty twenty thirty rather that s what the that s what breaks it will cost the british people according to a new study commissioned by a group calling for a second briggs a referendum as these number of economic blows in the u.k. future if it goes ahead with the divorce from the e.u. they include drops in trade foreign direct investment and overall g.d.p. to the chin all around four percent. it s divorced from the e.u. is going to get expensive for great britain analysis at the london based and i e.s.r. research institute is forecasting dramatic results trade with the e.u. could collapse by as much as forty percent foreign investment by