Security statutes on the mainland to violate basic rights and restrict free expression. Regina youre welcome to a conference on harlow you recently wrote an article about the controversial new security law that china is going to impose on hong kong and you said this does not to necessarily spell the death of hong kong separate systems but youre taking a huge gamble backing this law onto because beijing has done everything it can to prove that its not interested in those separate systems not interested in freedom of expression human rights or the rule of law is it. I dont think we need to come to a conclusion because china already has its own National Security law you know which is only a few pages long whats consists mainly of principles exhortations duties obligations. I think the fact that it needs it feels like is true and that a hong kong version reflects its understanding that hong kong to version which is consistent with our common law system thats why painting is going ahead to
Before the legislative mean, i have a press conference where our report on the issues coming up in the legislative meeting the next day. Tomorrow, tuesday, june 9, the council will have its regular meeting for the month of june. On the agenda is, is not very large in terms of number of measures. So im going to speak to this, take any questions, then i will turn it over to the mayor with her usual press conference, and i will be staying for a while encase there are more questions regarding the councils business. The main items for tomorrows legislative meeting, we are doing we are proving the final reading on the temporary coronavirus legislation thats a comprehensive bill that we adopted at our last meeting. This was a consolidation of, im going to say four or five different bills that have been passed periodically since march 17. Measures in the district trying to help with the economy as well asindividuals as well appointment for residents and so forth. Im not going to go through wha
Hearing featuring Opening Statements from the witnesses. Chairman Jerrold Nadler and members of the committee, thank you for the invitation here today to talk about my big brother, george. The world knows him as george, but i called him perry. Yesterday, we laid him to rest. It was the hardest thing i ever had to do. Im the big brother now. So its my job to come for my brothers and my sisters, perrys kids, and everyone who loved him. Thats a lot of people. I have to be the strong one now because george is gone. And me being the big brother now is why im here today. To do what perry always would have done. To take care of the family and others. I couldnt take care of george that day he was killed, but may be by speaking with you today, i can make sure that his death was not in vain. Moreke sure that he is than another face on a tshirt, more than another name on a list that wont stop growing. George always made sacrifices for our family. Officers all the sir. He was mildmannered. He didn
Protests joining me this week from hong kong is regina if a member of the citys Legislative Council and chair of the probate you Peoples Party will the communist authorities try to use this law as they have with other security statutes on the mainland to violate basic rights and restrict free expression. I. Think you that youre welcome to a conference on how low you recently wrote an article about the controversial new security law that chinas going to impose on hong kong and you said this does not to necessarily spell the death of hong kong separate systems but youre taking a huge gamble backing this law arent you because beijing has done everything it can to prove that its not interested in those separate systems not interested in freedom of expression human rights or the rule of law is it. I dont think we need to come to a conclusion because china already has its own National Security law you know which is only a few pages long whats consists mainly of principles exhortations obliga
The mayor and i have been doing since the pandemic and these more limited press conferences. Before the legislative meeting, i have a press conference where our report on the issues coming up in the legislative meeting the next day. Tomorrow, tuesday, june 9, the council will have its regular meeting for the month of june. On the agenda is, is not very large in terms of number of measures. So im going to speak to this, take any questions, then i will turn it over to the mayor with her usual press conference, and i will be staying for a while in case there are more questions regarding the councils business. The main items for tomorrows legislative meeting, we are doing we are approving the final reading on the temporary coronavirus legislation thats a comprehensive bill that we adopted at our last meeting. This was a consolidation of, im going to say four or five different bills that have been passed periodically since march 17. Measures in the district trying to help with the economy a