Have been committed. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Stephen sackur talks to former chief secretary of hong kong anson chan. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. In hong kong, Extraordinary Events have become the norm in the last three months. The territory has become a cockpit of political protest and sporadic violence as many thousands of hong kongers continue to demand democratic reform. My guest is close to the centre of the storm. Anson chan was the chief secretary of hong kong during the handover from british to chinese rule. Beijing now accuses her of fomenting the protests. Is hong kongs fragile status quo irretrievably broken . Anson chan, in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. In your city, we have seen three months now of street demonstrations and protests. They have become increasingly violent. Is your heart and your head still with the protest movement . Yes, very much so. I think it is a pity that there is escalating violence, both on the part of the protesters, alth
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