today, the majority of the political activists in this city have either fled or they ve been detained. critics say what s happening to hong kong is a type of legal warfare. last year, bull spent ten months in prison for inciting unlawful assembly. ..yet he s determined to continue to protest. today, he has permission to hold a street demonstration, but he s apprehensive. they take to the streets in a busy shopping district. ..but their protest banners are blank. passers by must read between the lines. their demonstration brings unwanted attention. translation: | can t verify - if they re national security police or plainclothes police, but they are police. what looks like a plainclothes surveillance team look on. translation: there are more than ten i plainclothes police surrounding us. i they were allowed to continue their protest that day, but the risk of detention remains. no one knows how many national security police are active in hong kong. the bureau has taken over sev
danny vincent in hong kong. that s all from us tonight. kirsty s here on monday. till then, have a good weekend. goodnight. this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being laid this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being laid off - this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being laid off and - this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being laid off and a - this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being laid off and a lot| fireworks being laid off and a lot of vandalism and violence in today,
from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you re live with bbc news. police in hong kong have detained 23 people for allegedly attempting to mark the anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown. 0ne prominent pro democracy campaigner was taken away by police after carrying flowers. others were detained for holding unlit candles or wearing yellow clothing. tens of thousands of people in hong kong used to gather every year to mark the anniversary, but laws imposed by china have now made such vigils impossible. live now to our bbc reporter danny vincent in hong kong. just outline the situation in hong kong at the moment. hong kong was once the only place on chinese soil, that officially, publicly, was allowed for people to remember the dead of tiananmen square. now things have changed
authority say hong kong is a city ruled by lorber many would argue the national security law and the entire legal system now has become so vague it is difficult to know what charges people will face. difficult to know what charges people will face. danny, thank ou so people will face. danny, thank you so much- people will face. danny, thank you so much. danny people will face. danny, thank you so much. danny vincent . people will face. danny, thank i you so much. danny vincent with the latest on what is happening in hong kong. here social media scammers are conning schoolchildren out of thousands of pounds by falsely claiming they have access to this year s gcse and a level exam papers. exam boards say it s extremely rare for papers to be leaked, but added the scams are becoming more common. kristian johnson has more. the half term holidays are over and students are back sitting exams this week but away from the examples, scammers are targeting pupils on social media. instagram,
the law is there, everybody has to obey the law, whether you like it or not. it s passed by the hong kong legislative. so that is the law that we need to to uphold. it s a law that we need to abide. and if you break the law, then certain consequences will come into play. hong kong is opening up, after years of covid restrictions, but the space for dissent is shrinking. danny vincent in hong kong. so let s take a look at some of the front pages. the story, they will make sure the killer never go free. the migration bill coming before the commons, judges lose power to block migrant