it s the election for hong kong s chief executive. after leading the crackdown on the protests, he s been hand picked by beijing i hereby declare that the only candidate mrjohn lee ka chiu is returned. congratulations. applause it s the anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown, and pong is covering the event as an independentjournalist. in 1989, hundreds, possibly thousands died when soldiers fired on pro democracy protesters in the capital, beijing. gunfire every year in hong kong s victoria park, tens of thousands hold a candlelight vigil to remember the dead. this year, the organisers have been arrested and the police are threatening
ronson is taken away. at the same time, the stand news office is being raided. six senior members of staff are charged with publishing seditious materials, but it s not clear what evidence the police have against them. pong is one of the few editors who isn t arrested. their assets seized, stand news is forced to close. their website
the future of hong kong. pong has been assigned to cover it for stand news. my duty is to tell the public what really is going on right now in this so called election. and, at the same time, to avoid being accused of breaking the law. in the last year, almost all pro democracy council members have been arrested or have fled the city. china has completely overhauled the electoral system here. now, only candidates approved by the authorities can stand, so called patriots . junius ho is a beijing loyalist, standing for re election. everybody is pro beijing. everybody is pro establishment. this isn t a real diversity of opinion. i.i beg to disagree.
why do you think so many hong kong residents are leaving the city? i think they are pretty disappointed to the what happens in hong kong. they leave hong kong, their future uncertain. more than 1% of the population, 90,000 people, have left the city since the national security law was introduced. it s the legislative council election. the winners will decide the future of hong kong. pong has been assigned to cover it for stand news. my duty is to tell the public what really is going on right now in this so called election. and, at the same time,
damage press freedom. deputy leaderjohn lee is now going for the topjob. it s the election for hong kong s chief executive. after leading the crackdown on the protests, he s been hand picked by beijing. i hereby declare that the only candidate, mrjohn lee ka chiu, is returned. congratulations. applause. it s the anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown, and pong is covering the event as an independentjournalist. in 1989, hundreds, possibly thousands died when soldiers fired on pro democracy protesters in the capital, beijing. gunfire.