of law and order in hong kong and democracy of course when the british left hong kong in 19 only 70 did not leave behind a lot of democracy to talk about but the british did leave behind a deeply entrenched the rule of law traditional i think we all need to be very grateful for that and it is now law and order very much at stake in hong kong we should not be confused with any other grievances and political pursues in hong kong they are important and they need to be drilled with but law and order is the primary responsibility of the hong kong government right now they think to go and look at the results of the local elections in november the enormous blow to china's prestige 22 years after the territory was handed over by britain the pro-democracy camp tripled its vote from 2015 they won 17 out of 18 councils none of which they previously were allow me to make several points 1st of all the district election result speaks for itself however the district councils in hong kong cannot operate without stability and evolve as prevailed none of the 18 district councils cared release of the

kong is a democracy and there is universal suffrage in hong kong for the people of hong kong for the district council elections therefore the fact that the election results are such speak loudly for the favor of hong kong has democratic rights people can volta whatever they want to do for the results speak for themselves because none of the persons are running for the described district council had a in the courage to stand out for violence they stood for legal and lawful means of exercising their democratic rights i think that counts so so long as democracy democratic rights are exercised the peacefully and lawfully everyone is a winner no one is a loser what we need to a pops in hong kong is violence you that is the key you ignore the fact that china's plan has been to chip away at hong kong's freedoms and democracy until they were all meaningless and then beijing reassert full control well in that that's been the plan hasn't it well a lot again with due respect i disagree why should beijing of the central government. one can. take away any liberties or freedoms in hong kong but th

of law and order in hong kong and democracy of course when the british left hong kong in 9097 it did not leave behind a lot of democracy to talk about but the british did leave behind a deeply entrenched the rule of law traditional i think we all need to be very grateful for that and it is now law and order very much at stake in hong kong we should not be confused with ben the other grievances and political pursuits in hong kong they are important and they need to be dealt with but law and order is the primary responsibility of the hong kong government right now they think to look at the results of the local elections in november the enormous blow to turn its prestige 22 years after the territory was herded over by britain the pro-democracy camp tripled its vote from 2015 they won 17 out of 18 councils none of which they previously were allow me to make several points 1st of all the district election result speaks for itself however the district councils in hong kong cannot operate without stability and evaluations prevailed none of the 18 district councils cared release of the prima

kong is a democracy and there is universal suffrage in hong kong for the people of hong kong for the district council elections but therefore the fact that the election results are such speak loudly for the favor of hong kong has democratic rights people can volta whatever they want to do for the results speak for themselves because none of the persons are running for the described district council had a in the courage to stand out for violence they stood for legal and lawful means of exercising their democratic rights i think that counts so so long as democracy democratic rights are exercised the peacefully and lawfully everyone is a winner no one is a loser what we need to the pope's in hong kong is violet's you that is the key you ignore the fact that china's plan has been to chip away at hong kong's freedoms and democracy until they were all meaningless and then beijing reassert full control in the past been the plan hasn't it all wrong again with due respect i disagree why should beijing of a central gov. and he hung can take away any liberties or freedoms in hong kong but the d

but it's failed to do it in hong kong the hong kong as a different ever since 9097 told this part of china that china has practiced a one country 2 systems so in hog. the primary responsibility of maintaining law and order is resting on the shoulders of the whole caught he said our government and the chief executive carried the hong kong government that's approved by beijing absolutely hong kong is part of china and one of the one percent it is doing beijing's business not doing it is not doing it very well is it it's failed it's failed to keep the hated extradition law didn't it was forced to withdraw that it tried threats calling the demonstrators rampant in the range them warning that a blow from the sort of law was waiting for them in the future. these threats have no effect well i think our china not understand what it's dealing with because i think there are many different ways to look at what's happening hong kong i would say the primary situation right now is law enforcement you are talking about a restoration of law and order in hong kong and democracy of course when the bri

of hong kong separatists and holds a major responsibility for the current chaos in hong kong this organization should be sanctioned and as such must rightly pay the price. and joining me tonight is a human rights watch executive director kenneth roth who is now back in new york city ken welcome to the day i want to discuss this world report 2020 with you in just a moment but i want to bring up the fact that last month china threatened sanctions against human rights watch i know you're coming off of 16 hour flights but did you expect a different reception really when you arrived in hong kong knowing what the political situation is right now. i mean i did these sanctions they were a bit odd they were imposed after the u.s. congress adopted a resolution in support of the hong kong pro-democracy demonstrators and 5 groups were listed 4 of them were either fully funded by the us government or significantly funded by the us government and then there was human rights watch where we don't take any money from any government and in fact are highly critical so we were a bit of an odd group to include in

of law and order in hong kong and democracy of course when the british left hong kong in 9097 it did not leave behind a lot of democracy to talk about but the british did leave behind deeply entrenched the rule of law traditional i think we all need to be very grateful for that and it is now law and order very much at stake in hong kong we should not be confused with any other grievances and political pursuits in hong kong they are important and they need to be dealt with but law and order is the primary responsibility of the hong kong government right now if it took a look at the results of the local elections in november the enormous blow to turn this prestige 22 years after the territory was herded over by britain the pro-democracy camp tripled its vote from 2015 they won 17 out of 18 councils none of which they previously won allow me to make several points 1st of all the district election result speaks for. itself however the district councils in hong kong cannot operate without stability and evaluations prevailed none of the 18 district council the largest probating party which

of law and order in hong kong and democracy of course when the british left hong kong in 1997 it did not believe behind a lot of democracy to talk about but the british did leave behind a deeply entrenched the rule of law traditional i think we all need to be very grateful for that and it is now law and order very much at stake in hong kong we should not be confused with ben the other grievances and political pursues in hong kong they are important and they need to be dealt with but law and order is the primary responsibility of the hong kong government right now the think to go and look at the results of the local elections in the enormous blow to turn this prestige 22 years after the territory was handed over by britain the pro-democracy account tripled its vote from 2015 they won 17 out of 18 councils none of which they previously won allow me to make several points 1st of all the district election result speaks for itself however the district councils in hong kong cannot operate without stability and evolve as prevailed none of the 18 district councils cared release of the primar

live pictures right now live from hong kong where we are witnessing. protests this new year's day after a night barge. with riot police we just saw moments ago a protester opera ended by police in this the main business district of the city will be keeping a very close eye on the hour also ahead. a new decades of us we look at how cities across the world seeing it. welcome to our to international this new year's day just coming up to 2 minutes past 2 pm here and moscow your company. our top story u.s. forces have reportedly fired tear gas at protesters in the iraqi capital who gathered outside the american embassy there for a 2nd day reports say protesters tried to set a building in the compound on fire yesterday a crowd tried to storm the embassy and also torch parts all the demonstrators are calling for the full with drawl of american forces from the country. the usa said will deploy $750.00 troops to iraq in response to the threat posed to its embassy president was accused of orchestrating the attack and it will pay a big price to iran for its part

also home the relationship in interests between hong kong and the u.s. all of this on top of the protest as mass waving of the star-spangled banner have sparked concern that the u.s. might be lending more than just a supportive hand leading many to ask the question if the protest as a calling for self-determination is appealing to a foreign power to shape the future the best way to go about it especially when that foreign power might want to contain a rising star they're reaching. for and using methods that have created challenges for the united states and for the world. and we collectively all of us need to confront these challenges from the p.r.c. head on and on each of the many facets the fallout of all this has a little impact on washington of course it's the average hong kong who find his pocket that little bit lighter on his home that little less popular the violence in hong kong has spooked foreign investors shoppers appetite has also soured in the wake of all the violence with the retail sales in sri fall and hong kong facing its 1st recession in

foreign tourists away nobody's coming to hong kong. for the gold. in october tourism rival fell by 50 percent or more. it's dropped by 50 per se as far as as fair rises and as prosperity faves it seems this fight for freedom is costing hong kong more dearly than many could have imagined. running into another developing story this week u.s. forces reportedly fired tear gas at protesters in the iraqi capital who gathered outside the american embassy there for a 2nd day protestors set a building in the compound on fire now yesterday a crowd had tried to storm the embassy and also torched parts of the demonstrators are calling for the full withdrawal of american forces from the country. the usa said will deploy $750.00 troops to iraq in response to the threat posed to its embassy president donald trump has accused iran of orchestrating the attack. it will pay a big price to run for its part says it doesn't want war but won't hesitate to strike back if threatened $100.00 marines have already being redeployed from kuwait to reinforce the embassy in a show

ryan and the others urged the influential chamber of hong kong computer industry to hold hong kong's first major esports tournament. the venue was the city's largest exhibition hall with 15 different games played over four days. the event attracted 12,000 visitors. >> their success didn't go unnoticed by the hong kong government. in 2017 the tourist board held an event that mixed esports and music. cga was invited to help run the event. ryan and hisis team wanted peop who were new to esports to get involved. so they set up dance contests to encourage a variety of visitors. fans came fromm hong kong, maininla china, and d even euro. the event hosted 30,000 people in just three days. >> and since hong kong is very open and very reemerging the east and west culture, we'll be connecting other neighboring city, and we can be a hub for esport. we believe that by creating a good, vibrant ecosystem, we will develop new startup companies, new games, new events, new content for our young people. and at the end of the day, we can create more employment. >> hong kong's growing interest in esport

i held hong kong flag on the roof, and that went viral in hong kong. talk about that photo to anyone. they know about that photo. i don't think nothing changed. the government didn't changed, but the society changed. people awakened. benjamin: sorry. my hand is trembling. ha ha ha! i love to use cameras to record this city for some disappearing landscape. when u.k. agreed to hand over hong kong to china, china has agreed the living style in hong kong is not going to be changed in 50 yeyears, but we cannot s see china is fulfilling its promise. i don't think weanan change thte situation now. maybe what we can do isis just taking photos s and keep those memomories in ouour d of how this... i don't know what to say, but... oh! oh! i am quite lucky that i can live with my parents. it is too exexpensive to buyuy a flat in e future. [cat mews] mmm. airin: hong kong is now the lleast affordable city in the world. i still live with my parents, and we always have conflicts. in a small flat, you see every day, there would be conflicts easily. i think they don't

huge protest in hong kong on new year's day. with riot police. on the program u.s. forces reportedly use tear gas to disperse protesters. tried to storm torch it as washington sends more troops to iraq in response to. a new decade is upon us we look at. the world being seeing in 2020. just after 10 am and. pm. in the afternoon right here in the 1st day of the year welcome to our 2 international we begin in hong kong where after a night marred by clashes a major protest is under way this new year's day already signs of more on rest with riot police firing tear gas at demonstrators. it was was. just one particular aspect of this violence brutality when perpetrated by the hong kong protesters has gone largely without comment really from the west or to taylor asks why hong kong has gone from being the economic power of the orient to the face of the fight for democracy and boy does that fight fire. an amendment to a preexisting north that would allow for the extradition of criminal suspects from hong kong to mainland china has brought the financial haven to its knees as

foreign tourists away nobody's coming to hong kong. for the gold. in october tourism rifle found by some gorilla 50 percent more for. his job by 50 per se as far as as fair rises and as prosperity fades it seems this fight for freedom is costing hong kong more dearly than many could have imagined. iraqi forces have regained control over the u.s. embassy in baghdad after 2 days of violent clashes reports say protesters there trying to set a building in the compound on fire. trying to storm the embassy and also torch parts and the state is a calling for the full withdrawal of american forces from the country. the u.s. says that it will deploy $750.00 troops to iraq and in response to the threat posed to its embassy president has accused iran of orchestrating the attack and vowed that it will pay a big price tehran says it doesn't want war but won't hesitate to strike back if threatened 100 marines have already been redeployed from kuwait to reinforce the embassy and in a show strength u.s. army helicopters flew over the camp compound firing flares as

nobody is coming to hong kong. 50 more. is dropped by 50 per se as far as as fear rises and as prosperity fades it seems this fight for freedom is costing hong kong more dearly than many could have imagined. ok well let's move then to our next topic don't believe the hype there's been a lot of hype about a lot of things in 2019 including about the power of social media to influence people but artie's in a crank looks now the rise of a new application called take talk it has rapidly become hugely popular and also hugely alarming to some but. there's just. so there's no no no academy. i'll be honest with you up until last week i had no idea this thing even existed take tock tick tock for me simply the sound i associate with the clock well if you feel the same i'll have to tell you either you're getting old like me or it's just that your online habits need an urgent update take talk a platform to share short videos is now the most downloaded app the king of all apps and twitter and co you've been dethroned just so you know eve

for him to go away nobody is coming to hong kong. for the gold. tolbert who is number 0 for. 50 percent or more. it was dropped by 50 per se as far as as fear rises and as prosperity fades it seems this fight for freedom is costing hong kong more daily than many could have imagined. saskia taylor reporting there ok well let's take a minute as we were only into the 5th journey to take a better reflection about $12906.00 as we look back at more the signature events of the year just gone. so let's crank up the big memory machine show you see we're going to talk about this hour there are numerous political figures were level languishing not just you decide in 2019 we didn't work oh dear dear dear let's let's do that and let's do this. you just love technology don't you talking about people languishing with some claiming the charges against them were politically motivated so we'll play the go to joe it's work in super and of course one that springs to mind maria buton a big story that was from russia in the year just spoke to us in october this year th

beijing activists stage a huge protest in hong kong. marred by clashes with police we go live to the city state. also ahead u.s. forces reportedly used tear gas to disperse protesters outside the american embassy and. tried to storm. washington sends more troops to iraq in response to tuesday's attack on the come. crazy and former riot police released from jail in the prisoner swap between the self-proclaimed. republics reveal information contradicting your official version of the 2014. shootings in one more than 50 people lost their lives marty spoke to one of the officers. should the police act that there was no. citizens a terrorist act against the police did take place illegitimate seizure of power a good the government offices were taken over. this is my names you know mail 30 minutes of news and views. after a night marred by clashes a major beijing rally is underway in hong kong this new year's day there have already been signs of more unrest with riot police firing tear gas at petrol bomb erling demonstrators. was the. let's cro

also home the relationship and interests between hong kong and the u.s. all of this on top of the protest as musts waving of the star-spangled banner have sparked concern that the u.s. might be lending more than just a supportive hand leading many to ask the question if the protest as a calling for self-determination is appealing to a foreign power to shape the future the best way to go about it especially when that foreign power might want to contain a rising star they're reaching. for and using methods that have created challenges for the united states and for the world. and we collectively all of us need to confront these challenges from the p.r.c. head on and on each of the many facets of the fallout of all this has a little impact on washington of course it's the average hong kong or who find his pocket that little bit lighter on his home but little less popular the violence in hong kong has spooked foreign investors shoppers appetite has also soured in the wake of all the via. lance with the retail sales in freefall and hong kong facing its 1st rece

of hong kong separatists and holds a major responsibility for the current chaos in hong kong this organization should be sanctioned and as such must rightly pay the price of joining me tonight is a human rights watch executive director kenneth roth who is now back in new york city ken welcome to the day i want to discuss this world report 2020 with you in just a moment but i want to bring up the fact that last month china threatened sanctions against human rights watch i know you're coming off of 216 hour flights but did you expect a different reception really when you arrived in hong kong knowing what the political situation is right now. i mean i did 1st of all the sanctions they were a bit odd they were imposed after the u.s. congress adopted a resolution in support of the hong kong pro-democracy demonstrators and 5 groups were listed 4 of them were either fully funded by the us government or significantly funded by the us government and then there was human rights watch where we don't take any money from any government and in fact are highly critical of the us car so we were a bit of an od

of hong kong separatists and holds a major responsibility for the current chaos in hong kong this organization should be sanctioned and as such must rightly pay the price. and joining me tonight is a human rights watch executive director kenneth roth who is now back in new york city ken welcome to the day i want to discuss this world report 2020 with you in just a moment but i want to bring up the fact that last month china threatened sanctions against human rights watch i know you're coming off of 16 hour flights but did you expect a different reception really when you arrived in hong kong knowing what the political situation is right now. i mean i did these sanctions they were good they were imposed after the u.s. congress adopted a resolution in support of the hong kong pro-democracy demonstrators and 5 groups were listed 4 of them were either fully funded by the us government or significantly funded by the us government and then there was human rights watch where we don't take any money from any government and in fact are highly critical so we were a bit of an odd group to include in there

foreign tourists away nobody's coming to hong kong. for the gold. in october tourism rifle fell by so 50 percent or more. it was dropped by 50 per se as far as as fair rises and as prosperity faves it seems this fight for freedom is costing hong kong more dearly than many could have imagined. iraq your forces have regained control over the u.s. embassy grounds in baghdad after 2 days of violent clashes reports say protesters tried to set a building in the compound on fire on tuesday a crowd tried to storm the embassy and also torched parts of demonstrators are calling for the full withdrawal of american forces from the country and the u.s. says it will deploy $750.00 troops to iraq in response to the threat posed to its embassy president donald trump has accused iran of orchestrating the attack and vowed that it will pay a big price tehran for its part says it does not want war but will not hesitate to strike back if threatened 100 marines have already been redeployed from kuwait to reinforce the embassy and a show of strength u.s. army helicopters

the interests between hong kong and the u.s. all of this on top of the protest as mass waving of the star-spangled banner have sparked concern that the u.s. might be lending more than just a supportive hand leading many to ask the. if the protest is according to self-determination is appealing to a foreign power to shape the future the best way to go about it especially when that foreign power might want to contain a rising star they're reaching. for and using methods that have created challenges for the united states and for the world and we collectively all of us need to confront these challenges from the p.r.c. head on and on each of the many facets the fallout of all this has a little impact on washington of course it's the average hong kong who find his pocket that little bit lighter on his home but little less popular the violence in hong kong has spooked foreign investors shoppers appetite has also soured in the wake of all the violence with the retail sales in freefall and hong kong facing its 1st recession in a decade b

dozens of protesters are arrested in hong kong. we will see white anger -- why anger is rising against parallel trading. haidi: the outlook for macau casinos. they talk about when it is most pleasant. this is bloomberg. ♪ s bloomberg. ♪ kathleen: this is daybreak asia. i am kathleen hays. haidi: i am haidi stroud-watts. china is planning to send a delegation for the signing of the phase one trade deal to washington. happy news for investors to start of the year. this is the south china morning post reporting that the trade delegation is going to to sign offext week on this deal. they were taken by surprise not for the first time by a tweet by president trump on new year's the signing stated ceremony will take place at the white house january 15. they had something of a huddle to decide they would then -- if they would postpone the planned trip, expected to be flying earlier. they did agree to do that and they are trying -- flying out. the signing ceremony is expected to take place on the 15th. on chinese delegation return the 1

protest in hong kong on new year's day after a night marred by clashes with riot police. iraqi forces regain control of the u.s. embassy grounds in baghdad after 2 days of violent clashes with protesters trying to storm and torture. and ukrainian former riot police released. reveal details contradicting the official version of the 2014 made. where more than 50 people lost their lives to one of the officers. because. the police. there was no. illegitimate seizure of. the government. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r t international and certainly glad to have you with us. right after a night marred by clashes a major anti beijing rally is underway in hong kong and there have already been signs of more unrest with riot police firing tear gas at petrol bomb hurling demonstrators. a particularly aspect of the unrest violence and brutality when perpetrated by the hong kong protesters has gone largely without comment from the west are too soft to tailor comments. hong kong has gone from being the economic power of the orient to the face of the fight for demo

of hong kong separatists and holds a major responsibility for the current chaos in hong kong this organization should be sanctioned and as such must rightly pay the price. and joining me tonight is a human rights watch executive director kenneth roth who is now back in new york city ken welcome to the day i want to discuss this world report 2020 with you in just a moment but i want to bring up the fact that last month china threatened sanctions against human rights watch i know you're coming off of 16 hour flights but did you expect a different reception really when you arrived in hong kong knowing what the political situation is right now. i mean i did these sanctions they were good they were imposed after the u.s. congress adopted a resolution in support of the hong kong pro-democracy demonstrators and 5 groups were listed 4 of them were either fully funded by the us government or significantly funded by the us government and then there was human rights watch where we don't take any money from any government and in fact are highly critical of the us not so we were a bit of an odd group to in

they will also harm the relationship and interests between hong kong and the u.s. all of this on top of the protest as musts waving of the star-spangled banner have sparked concern that the u.s. might be lending more than just a supportive hand leading many to ask the question if the protest as a calling for self-determination is appealing to a foreign power to shape the future the best way to go about it especially when that foreign power might want to contain a rising star they're reaching. for and using methods that have created challenges for the united states and for the world. and we collectively all of us need to confront these challenges from the p.r.c. head on and on each of the many facets the fallout of all this has a little impact on washington of course it's the average hong kong or who find his pocket that little bit lighter on his home but little less popular the violence in hong kong has spooked foreign investors shoppers appetite has also soured in the wake of all the violence with the retail sales in freefall and hong kong facing its 1st recession

staged a huge protest in hong kong on new year's day after a night marred by clashes with riot police. iraqi forces regained control of the u.s. embassy grounds in baghdad after 2 days of violent clashes with protesters who tried to storm and torch it. and ukrainian former riot police released from jail in a recent prisoner swap revealing details contradicting the official version of the 2014 made. where more than 50 people lost their lives. 3 of those officers. the evidence shows that the police say there was no. it's a terrorist act to. take place and illegitimate seizure of. the government offices were taken over. our broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r t international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. after a night marred by clashes a major new anti beijing rally has taken place in hong kong and there have been already been signs of more unrest with riot police firing tear gas at petrol bomb erling demonstrators. was was. a particular aspect of the unrest violence and brutality when perpetrated by the hong kong protesters has gone largel

hong kong i have to say the senior officers have basically messed it up . officials deny the police have done anything wrong the police has been the focus of the demonstrators since june when they 1st violently broke up a protest. since then public anger has steadily grow especially among the young david says most of his friends have turned their back on him in the past 6 months. i was a bit upset about it because they were my good friends but then i thought about it there's nothing i can do he says several of his colleagues have quit their jobs but while he's at odds with the current tactics he has no intention to leave. i should be staying in the police force and try to maintain the right mentality and to uphold the values of the police. it's a tough challenge for david stuck between loyalty and don't. trust one of but his berlingo filed a report on his back in beijing where he joined us from but here's one of the things the officer said in your report was we should be impartial we shouldn't take sides and the longer these protests carry on are people bei

on to beijing activists stage a huge protest in hong kong the day after a night marred by consciously broke with. iraqi forces regained control of the u.s. embassy in baghdad after 2 days of violent clashes with protesters who tried to storm and. form a riot police released from jail in a recent prisoner swap revealed details that contradict the official version of the 24 team mind and. more than 50 people killed he speaks to one of the offices. of the evidence shows that the police acted lawfully there was no mood to open fire on the citizens a terrorist act against the police did take place illegitimate seizure of power occurred the government offices were taken over. by the thanks for joining us here on r.t. international. night by clashes beijing rally is under way in hong kong this new year's day and have been signs of more rest with riot police there firing tear gas at petrol bomb hurling demonstrators. was. particular aspect of the a mess to violence and brutality one perpetrated by the hong kong protesters has gone largely without comment from the west. asks why. hong kong has

hong kong. she's stuck in between beijing and the protesters. will china send in the army or will it exceed to the protesters' demands? >> thank you, mr. chief justice. >> we'll get to my take in a bit. but right now on saturday, the impeachment trial of donald trump and the united states senate went into its next phase. when the president's lawyers began their defense. at this point, there is no expectation that trump will actually be removed from office. in the end, this is an essentially party line vote, which means the president will remain in the oval office, but how is the world watching this whole spectacle? joining me now in london, zani minton meadows. in tel aviv, a long-time top diplomat including two stints as u.s. ambassador to israel. from singapore a distinguished fellow at the national university of singapore. zani you were at davos as i was. you saw lots of people from around the world, sort of a good cross-section of global elites, i suppose. what is your sense of what they are

but the economy is solid no one is writing hong kong off yet. me you just brought back that report from hong kong clifford what are your impressions of the real estate market among ordinary people in hong kong well i think people are looking at this and i think that they it's almost time for a correction i mean the prices are very very high and every one of you seen that people do back the protests largely i'm part of the reasons is the dissatisfaction on congress because property prices have been so high so my level i think. among ordinary people i think there is people are not too worried about the fact that prices are falling it also means that rents are more affordable and also for businesses in the city center of makes it more affordable for for rents but now we're looking at a question about how far that could fall and looking at office rents it was a survey today saying that they could fall by 40 percent in the next 2 years so while people are feeling ok about it i think they're also maybe they just don't want to things to fall too far yo

but the economy is solid no one is writing hong kong off yet. me you just brought back that report from hong kong clifford what are your impressions of the real estate market among ordinary people in hong kong well i think people are looking at this and i think that they it's almost time for a correction i mean the prices are very very high and every one of you seen that people do back the protests largely i'm part of the reasons there's a dissatisfaction on congress because property prices have been so high so my level i think among ordinary people i think there is people are not too worried about the fact that prices are falling it also means that rents are more affordable and also for businesses in the city center of makes it more affordable for for rents but now we're looking at a question about how far that could fall and looking at office rents it was a survey today saying that they could fall by 40 percent in the next 2 years so while people are feeling ok about it i think they're also maybe they just don't want of things to pull too far

he mentioned about the hong kong -- we are watching the hong kong dollar. we ended the week towards the strong side. morgan stanley saying get ready for these wild swings. more volatile, less protectable patterns, edging to the stronger end of the band. we are at the strongest level we have seen since 2017. you can look at the seasonal demand. cash is usually pretty tight around this time of year. some are saying it is getting a little bit more unpredictable. short the rishaad: hong kong dollar. yvonne: those are unwinding, too. rishaad: let's have a look at the latest business flash headlines. the first of hong kong's new digital banks is wooing customers with a 6% introductory rate for deposits. that is one of the eight firms preparing to start digital only moretions in the city, 3% than traditional lenders. sign of the move is a increasing competition in banking. yvonne: china will not make major cuts for new energy vehicles. the report on china national radio said a minister of industry and i.t. is saying the subsidies will stay relatively stable this y

between hong kong and the u.s. all of this on top of the protest as mass waving of the star-spangled banner have sparked concern that the u.s. might be lending more than just a supportive hand leading many to ask the question if the protest as a calling for self-determination is appealing to a foreign power to shape the future the best way to go about it especially when that foreign power might want to contain a rising star they're reaching. for and using methods that have created challenges for the united states and for the world. and we collectively all of us need to confront these challenges from the p.r.c. head on and on each of the many facets the fallout of all this has a little impact on washington of course it's the average hong kong who find his pocket that little bit lighter on his home but little less popular major. is. because. nobody is coming to. my 15 more. we. drop by 50 as far as fair rises and as prosperity fades it seems this fight for freedom is costing hong kong more daily than many could have

well i wouldn't see the anti hong kong actually think you know the people of hong kong would like to have the same freedoms that the people of taiwan have i think though that because beijing has control in hong kong we see a deterioration in clinical freedoms whereas beijing claims sovereignty over taiwan it doesn't have control over taiwan and so we see a flourishing democracy there. are off with human rights watch on the heels of 2 very very long flights we're glad you're back safe and sound and we know you'll be delivering the report tomorrow at the united nations we'll be covering that we appreciate your time tonight thank you thanks very much. from chance of the death to america to chance of death to the dictator the anger goes in all directions in iraq tonight police are denying firing live ammunition at protesters during a 3rd day of demonstrations against or across tehran public anger it is growing after the government admitted that it did accidentally shoot down a ukrainian passenger jet last week killed all 176 people on board tehran had initially denied any military involv

kong sami is the government can control some things but it can't control hong kong borders china and of course there are a myriad ways for mainland people to enter hong kong and of course some of those people coming into hong kong have come from other cities like just across the border or i will leave it there for now thanks so much adrian brown scientists are working to find out more about how the new corona virus spreads and its threat well you know mohammed takes a look what we know so far. viruses are everywhere in plants birds animals and in humans but most don't stand a chance of adapting and spreading the natural world's defense systems fight them off and vaccines help as well but every now and then a virus gets through jumping the species barrier from say a pig or a bird to target instead a human coronaviruses are a large family of viruses common in animals until the end of last year just 6 were known to infect people the ruhani corona virus is number 7 now 4 of these strains cause illnesses like the common cold unpleasant but for most of us not life threatening but the other

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: our top stories this friday, iran is accused of shooting down the ukrainian 737 the u.s. and others say there is evidence of two missiles fired shortly after takeoff. beijing confirms a trade deal signing next year. the u.s. and china are dusting off corporate deals in anticipation. austria braces for a hotter weekend as fires continue to burn out of control. thousands are urged to seek shelter. this justin, the u.s. house is voting on the or powers resolution. , as is mostly symbolic resolution that would seek to limit the president trump's options for military action against iran. house speaker nancy pallone says democrats were not satisfied by the administration's justification for last week's airstrikes that kill a top iranian official. nancy pelosi saying this is more than a symbolic gesture. we have more analysis, but it seems like a long shot for this to pass the republican held senate. that news just coming in that the resolution has been passed

kong that virus is really stirring up an anti mainland mood here in hong kong the border of course is absolutely crucial so many people in hong kong work in the mainland they go over in the morning come home in the evening that's now effectively going to stop now she has stopped short of declaring a total closure of the border this is a partial closure rail and ferry links are being cut the number of flights between hong kong and the mainland are being hard and that's really going to hit airlines like cathay pacific at a time when they're already being squeezed economically because of the ongoing protests now kerry has also lamented the fact that there has been a lot of misinformation she says online suggesting that hong kong was having to rely on the mainland for help and also the other way around she says that's simply not the case. well carrie lamb's move appears to be an attempt to further out insulate hong kong from the outbreak which has now killed $106.00 people while more than 4 and a half 1000 chinese are infected and the virus has spread widely right across southeast asia th

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. welcome to "daybreak asia." ♪ tech internet and financials propel wall street's to new highs, the trade deal and strong consumer demand keep the rally going. shery: president trump weighs conflicting headlines as the senate approves his new nafta, but the e.u. may challenges deal with china. up ad morgan stanley wraps big earnings week for u.s. banks , with a beat. we are live from the morgan stanley global alpha investment conference in hong kong. us trillion markets just open for trade. sophie. sophie: asx us trillion marketst open for 600 the top smock -- the top stock market so far this year. broadly speaking, asian futures are pointing higher and regional stocks are headed to a seventh weekly gain. we will see if the u.s. tech rally feeds into asia, given bullish guidance. we did have alphabet joining the $1 trillion market cap club. fed expected to stand pat on rates. looking ahead to the chinese gdp report, futures in singapore closing higher after a three day drop was posted

they will also home the relationship and interests between hong kong and the u.s. all of this on top of the protest as musts waving of the star-spangled banner have sparked concern that the u.s. might be lending more than just a supportive hand eating many to ask the question if the protesters according to self-determination is appealing to a foreign power to shape the future the best way to go about it especially when that foreign power might want to contain a rising star they're reaching. for and using methods that have created challenges for the united states and for the world. and we collectively all of us need to confront these challenges from the p.r.c. head on and on each of the many facets the fallout of all this has a little impact on washington of course it's the average hong kong or who find his pocket that little bit lighter on his home but little less popular the violence in hong kong has spooked foreign investors shoppers appetite has also soured in the wake of all the violence with the retail sales in freefall and hong kong facing its 1st recession i

huge protest in hong kong on new year's day marred by clashes with riot police. also ahead u.s. forces reportedly used tear gas to disperse protesters. a day after a. washington sends more troops to iraq in response to choose the. ukrainian former riot police released in the prisoner swap between kiev and the self-proclaimed. republic's reveal information contradicting the official version of the 24 sniper shootings in kiev within 50 people. r.t. spoke to one of the officers. because. the police acted there was no. citizens a terrorist act against the police did take place illegitimate seizure of power a good government offices were taken over. from around the world. international my names you know neal your company. after a night marred by clashes a major beijing protest is underway in hong kong this new year's day there have already been more unrest with riot police firing tear gas at petrol bomb hurling demonstrators. was. was. we're going to examine a particular aspect of the unrest no violence and brutality one perpetrated by the hong kong protesters has gone largely withou

be said no deaths in hong kong all right thank you for that adrian brown in hong kong well from hong kong let's go to beijing now scott hyder is our correspondent there he's got the details on the restrictions that are being put in place on the mainland. we're looking at almost $50000000.00 people on a lockdown in central china we're hearing too that some of the train service here into beijing is going to start to be limited even further now this is a concern because we're looking at you know an extended lunar new year but it's coming to an end toward the end of the week and when you look at the train stations here a lot of people are coming back early even though that holiday has been extended because they're worried that there's going to be even more restrictions on the train service here into the capital so that's a concern to the what's becoming to look like an airlift by some nations of their citizens out of the epicenter of this coronavirus and will han we know that the united states is evacuating its consulate in the coming hours by aircraft they're also going to let citizens

we hope for the best for hong kong at hong kong's compatriots. a prosperous and stable hong kong is the aspiration of hong kong's compatriots as well as the expectation of a people of the motherland. and aspiration for prosperity and stability. how is the hong kong government going to achieve this? that is the big question. that is where there is a sense of frustration on the part of many protesters at not just the hard-core element, the other people who showed up who want answers and plans from the local government. , the chief executive, and her resolution address set her resolution is to restore social order and harmony. that is an and result, not a plan. frustrationthere is . there are many people who do not support the violence. do not support the vandalism of iconic structures or symbols like this. they are frustrated with the inaction from the government. sophie: thank you so much. let's get a quick check on markets. aussie shares pretty much the only market trading for the moment. checking in on aussie bonds, under pressure, pushing the 1

the msci hong kong, 2.1 percent. the property index, of course, leading the decline, lower, the market overall reflecting what is going on with the h-shares. a broad selloff in asia, just to tell you about moody's there, downgrading the rating. is pointingand rish out the jobless rate, the longest streak since the crisis, and the pain is more in most pronounced sectors like retail, falling by about 60% as of the latest numbers. retail sales also down about one quarter in the most recent release, as well, and to add on top of that, this ongoing health scare that is taking place, not just here in the city but pretty much across the region. joining us is a head of research. pleasure to have you. >> morning. david: so have you seen a longer list of problems for commercial property in the city? >> i think the commercial property market has been slowing ofn since the second half 2018 and accelerated in 2019, particularly when the social unrest kicked in in the second half of last year, so we have seen demand slowing, both

hong kong's real estate market is the most expensive in the world after months of democracy protests real estate prices in hong kong are falling this tiny shop of less than 2 square meters in a crowded corner of one shy is a powerful symbol of change former investment banker turned property fund manager edwin li explains. this is this shop that very much to pay so based on my best lot of shared memory the shop lost the most money in the store was once a currency exchange kiosk but the tourism downturn means it's now a real estate office bought for just over a 1000000 euros it sold for less than half now because the biggest hit always the repo market and people simply not willing to buy shops anymore so that leno was in a hurry to sell the shop and was willing to set it up because. it's not just the little shops like the one in one shy the downturn could even hit prime real estate like homes near hong kong's high speed rail terminus this links the territory to china and real estate here is much sought after by mainland chinese demand is softening because they are now staying away. pro

also, hong kong companies that borrowed outside hong kong, if they borrow in u.s. dollars or other currencies, they will see a gradual increase in their cost of borrowing. it will not be massive. hong kong is still a aa-rated country. but they will see a slight costs. of -- widening of if the hong kong situation does not improve quickly, it will gradually be reflected in higher costs to hong kong companies. ranfield with the latest. you can follow all the day's trading on the bloomberg. the international monetary fund is toning down risk warnings. can take a look on this terminal chart. looking at exactly what mark was referring to earlier. this picture of positive green shoots. you can see improvement shipments out of south korea for the first 10 days. returning to growth as that export number expected in the first 20 days to come to any minute now. singapore domestic exports were also positive. the china data points have been bouncing off the lows we saw. the question is how does this factor into global currency? ofs is north american head currency joins us from

the last 8 months in hong kong of had on the politics of taiwan. on the basis of clear cut public opinion surveys in the beginning of chante 1900 or you the candidate of the commune 10 actually was the thing that tight began to turn in january last year when sitting paying announced at the one country 2 systems model suit apply to taiwan the gap rapidly narrowed and before the political crisis in hong kong in june 19th. one was leading by about 2 percent in the public opinion polls which was actually not not much but then when the political crisis in hong kong began the gap in popularity widened very much between the 2 candidates and when the public opinion surveys close 10 days before the actual election in some opinion surveys one was the then by 30 percent so you was obvious that pressure from china. actually triggered taiwan voters to demand the government to take a strong position against beijing's pressure and under such terms 7 sentences they clearly opted for thai human and actually there was very little doubt about the election outcome con

the last 8 months in hong kong of had on the politics of taiwan. on the basis of clear cut public opinion surveys in the beginning of 2019 hunger or you the candidate of the common 10 actually was the thing that tie began to turn in january last year when sitting paying announced that the one country 2 systems model sued apply to taiwan then the gap rapidly narrowed and before the political crisis in hong kong in june 19th. one was leading by about 2 percent in the public opinion polls which was actually not not much but then when the political crisis in hong kong began the gap in popularity widened very much between the 2 candidates and when the public opinion surveys close 10 days before the actual you know action in some opinion surveys one was the then by 30 percent so you was obvious that pressure from china. actually triggered one voters to demand the government to take a strong position against beijing's pressure and under such circumstances they clearly opted for tar human and actually there was very little doubt about the election outcome

would you to support hong kong? chief exec. lam: my decision is right now, because we have several prices we need to manage, i will do my utmost to stay in this position to help arrest the current situation. couldda: who do you think be the right person to replace you if you were to go? chief exec. lam: this is not a question you should ask me. haslinda: i want to take a look at the economy. it has sunk into a recession. some say the measures you have implemented are not enough to pull the country out of recession. ofef exec. lam: those rounds measures introduced and announced by the financial secretary are relief measures. they are there to support the companies, especially media enterprises, so we could preserve as many jobs as possible. they are there to provide relief to the disadvantaged by giving them extra social security assistance. ultimately, to take hong kong out of the economic difficulties secondly isbility restoration of law & order, and thirdly government investment in important sectors, innovation and technology