Security statutes on the mainland to violate basic rights and restrict free expression. I. Think you know that youre welcome to a conference on hello 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 you are 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 to choose obligations. I think the fact that it needs it feels like is true and that the whole cold version reflects its understanding that hong kong need to version which is consistent with our common law system thats why
Index to session lows in the final halfhour. Asian markets face an uncertain retention ofs want u. S. Actions. Meanwhile, hong kong braces for what could be the biggest protesting month as the City Government needs to discuss criminalizing disrespect for chinas National Anthem. Haidi lets get a look at the markets, which are being jolted by prospects of more u. S. China tensions, the prospect of these further sanctions from washington to beijing as well as Key Developments in hong kong as we get the second reading of this controversial bill as well as the expectations of more protests. Held by newg upside zealand markets. We heard from the annual testimony report there could be more mobility to the countrys Financial Institutions, hearing from the governor. Upside in kiwi trading at the moment. U. S. Futures stumbling. A little downside when it comes to trading in the futures on the back of the failure to hold onto the key psychological 3000 level for the snp, geopolitical concerns get
Australian intelligence officials investigate allegations of a plot to get a chinese spy elected to parliament. And we meet the malaysian punk rocker whos leading the Straight Edge Movement, by promoting a totally sober lifestyle. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore and the same time in hong kong, where leader carrie lam has said the government will seriously reflect after local elections saw Massive Gains by pro democracy candidates. They secured almost 90 of District Council seats in sundays poll. Its being seen as a stinging rebuke of ms lams leadership and a show of support for the protest movement. From hong kong, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. This is not the sort of Media Attention usually given to the winners of a local council election. But last nights victory for hong kongs democrats was no ordinary win. It was an unprecedented landslide. These newly minted young politicians won 85 of all the
Also in the programme australian intelligence officials investigate allegations of a plot to get a chinese spy elected to parliament. And we meet the malaysian punk rocker whos leading the Straight Edge Movement by promoting a totally sober lifestyle. Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. It is newsday. Glad you could join us. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore and the same time in hong kong, where leader carrie lam has said the government will seriously reflect after local elections saw Massive Gains by pro democracy candidates. They secured almost 90 of District Council seats in sundays poll. Its being seen as a stinging rebuke of ms lams leadership and a show of support for the protest movement. From hong kong, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. This is not the sort of Media Attention usually given to the winners of a local council election. But last nights victory for hong kongs democrats was no ordinary win. It was an unprecedented landslide. These ne
Of violence against women. Hello to you. Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases in earths atmosphere have reached new highs according to the latest figures, and there is no sign of any decline, not even a slowdown. One of the worlds leading experts on Climate Change says hes now scared for the future of the planet after the latest report by the World Meteorological organization. Sir david king, the former chief scientific adviser to the uk government, says there is a lack of Political Leadership to tackle the scale of the problem. Our chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt has more details. Floods in england. Record spring temperatures and wildfires in australia. The worst floods venice has seen in a generation. Scientists say extreme weather events like these will become more common as Climate Change intensifies. And today, we learnt that the gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, causing global warming, have hit record levels yet again. Lets see how concentrations of the main Gr