"It's the saddest day in Hong Kong history."
Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, pro-independence protests against mainland China have resumed...
Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, pro-independence protests against mainland China have resumed...
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00:00Today, I think that it's the saddest day in Hong Kong history.
00:30The Chinese government can't wait and they can't really stand the freedom and the freedoms
00:46and the rights we have in Hong Kong.
00:49So they try to take away as quick as possible.
01:18I just want to say to the international community that this is the end of Hong Kong.
01:36This morning, the Chinese plenary has announced that it will pass a series of laws related
01:43to national security that are interpreted by the mainland Chinese standards.
01:49In particular, it includes the provision that people who even lobby or call for foreign
01:57governments or the international community to intervene or to help Hong Kong would also
02:06be liable for criminal prosecution and that it would be retrospectively applied to even
02:14before the law was in place.
02:18This is completely unimaginable in a modern justice system, but that's what it is.
02:36Hong Kongers are not scared.
02:45We take our fight on.
02:47We will fight onwards for our freedom and for human rights, but that doesn't mean that
02:52we will not take precautions to protect ourselves.
02:57Hong Kongers are still living under day-to-day oppression from the Hong Kong police, the
03:01Hong Kong government and the Chinese government.
03:04Our freedoms are diminished day by day and our rights are constantly breached by the
03:08authorities.
03:09If it happens, we'll address that issue very strongly.