kong s democratic party, has said they will find a gap to survive. for the democratic party, we re still debating or still discussing within our party on our role forward. whether or not we will join the election, it is still too early to call. other parties remain undecided on whether they should run in future elections. because, under the new law, if you want to run in the election, you would first have to be vetted by a committee that includes the national security police. if you fail this process, that could well mean that the police have secured enough evidence to prosecute you, while if you pass, that could be the voters turn to question if you are indeed a pro democracy politician. martin yip in hong kong. an investigation injapan has found that boys were able
instead, they went up onto the podium. some office workers ended up on the roof, more than 30 levels above ground. but it didn t take long before firefighters came to their rescue. the fire brigade spent around four hours to put everything under control. this new renovation was built in the 19705. it s a a building that stands on the hong kong island harbour front overlooking the famous victoria harbour and the scottish garden. 0ur firemen discovered the fire scene was heavily smoked at the time of our arrival. so, to a fireman, we found it. it is one of the reason leading to distress of the arguments inside the building. the fire department says it will investigate further to determine the cause of the fire. martin yip, bbc news, hong kong. you re watching
in the causeway bay area. 0ur reporter martin yip sent this update from the scene. it was lunchtime when smoke started billowing into the shopping mall levels. this video shows diners in a restaurant, not sure what to do. one told the bbc she had no fire alarm. the fire department confirmed later that they had to turn it off for renovation works. as people made their way out, some find it hard to go down the staircase because of the smoke. instead, they went up the smoke. instead, they went up onto the podium. some office workers ended up on the roof, more than 30 levels above ground but it did not take long before firefighters came to their rescue. the fire brigade spent around four hours to get
it is one of the reasons leading to the distress to the occupants inside the building. the fire department says it will investigate further to determine the cause of the fire. martin yip, bbc news, hong kong. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: it s beginning to look a lot like christmas but how is covid impacting the work of santa claus? saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, ourwomen, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement.
high drama in hong kong on wednesday when more than a hundred people had to be rescued from the top of a skyscraper, after a fire broke out. thirteen people were treated in hospital after a blaze took hold around lunchtime in the world trade centre in the causeway bay area. 0ur reporter martin yip sent this update from the scene. it was lunchtime when smoke started billowing into the shopping mall levels. this video shows diners in a buffet restaurant not sure what to do. a shopper told the bbc she heard no fire alarm. the fire department confirmed later that builders had informed them that they had to turn it off for renovation works. as people made their way out, some found it hard to go down the staircase because of the smoke.