HAMPSHIRE, THANKS SO MUCH. >>> RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG HAVE
BEEN PROTESTING FOR THREE MONTHS
NOW AND THEY ARE NOT LETTING UP.
YESTERDAY THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS
BOYCOTTED THE FIRST DAY OF
CLASSES AND RALLIED PEACEFULLY
FOR DEMOCRACY.
FOR DEMOCRACY. WE SPOKE WITH THE PROTEST
ORGANIZER ABOUT THE ONGOING
DEMONSTRATIONS AND WHEN WE CAN
POSSIBLY EXPECT THINGS TO COOL
DOWN.
DOWN. >> YOU WANTED TO MEET IN THIS
SAFE INDOOR LOCATION.
WHY?
WHY? >> WELL, ACTUALLY I WAS BEATEN
UP BY SOME SOUTH ASIAN GUYS, I
WAS ATTACKED IN 100 METERS AWAY
FROM THE POLICE STATION.
>> WAIT, YOU WERE LEAVING THE
POLICE STATION.
POLICE STATION. YOU HAD BEEN ARRESTED.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THEY LET YOU OUT AND AS SOON
AS YOU GOT OUT SOMEBODY ATTACKED
YOU?
YOU? >> YES.
>> YES. BEFORE I GET INTO THE POLICE
STATION I SAW A FEW SOUTH ASIAN
GUYS WHO WERE STICKING AROUND
ALREADY SO I WAS ON ALERT AND I
WENT FOR A MEDIA INTERVIEW WITH
THE REPORTERS AND THEN WE WERE
HANDLING THE PREPARATIONS THEN I
WAS ATTACKED.
WAS ATTACKED. >> WHY ARE THEY TARGETING YOU?
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO
UNDERSTAND.
UNDERSTAND. WHAT MAKES YOU SOMEBODY THAT
THEY WOULD GO AFTER?
>> IT IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN IN
THE FIELD BY A LOT OF
NEWSPAPERS, NO MATTER IF THEY
ARE LOCAL OR INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
AND THE MARCH WE WERE RESPONDING
TO THE TERRORIST ATTACK WHICH
HAPPENED ON THE 21st OF JULY.
>> HOW IS THIS THING GOING TO
END?
END? WE’RE SEEING AN ESCALATION IN
VIOLENCE.
VIOLENCE. IS THIS THING GOING TO END
VIOLENTLY OR PEACEFULLY?
>> POLITICALLY SPEAKING THE
ORGANIZATION IS A MUST, HOWEVER,
ALL PROTESTERS YOU SEE IN HONG
KONG CARRIE LAMB THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OF HONG KONG SHE NEVER
ADDRESSED IT AND NEVER RESPOND
TO IT.
TO IT. >> IF YOU CAN SUMMARIZE WHAT IT
IS THAT PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING
FOR, COULD YOU POINT TO IT, THAT
ONE THING THAT MATTERS MOST.
>> I THINK ONE THING THE MOST IS
ABOUT THE POLICE BRUTALITY AT
THIS MOMENT.
THIS MOMENT. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A
LOT OF VIDEOS, A LOT OF REPORTS.
I MEAN, THE POLICE ARE BEING
WATCHED BUT THEY HAVE NEVER -- I
MEAN, WHEN THEY TALK THE RULE OF
LAW IN FRONT OF US IT IS A JOKE
BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER FOLLOWED
THEIR GUIDELINES, THEY HAVE
NEVER HANDLED THINGS
ACCORDINGLY.
ACCORDINGLY. SO I THINK THE INVESTIGATION ON
THE POLICE BRUTALITY OR WHAT WE
TERM IS AN INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATION INQUIRY SHOULD BE
STARTED IMMEDIATELY.
STARTED IMMEDIATELY. >> SO IS THIS GOING TO END
ANYTIME SOON?
ANYTIME SOON? I MEAN, THE SCHOOL IS BACK IN
SESSION NOW, THIS MOVEMENT IS
DRIVEN BY YOUNG PEOPLE BUT CAN
THEY REALLY AFFORD TO STAY OUT
OF SCHOOL?
OF SCHOOL? IS THIS MOVEMENT GOING TO LAST?
>> ALMOST ALL THE MARCH AND
PROTEST IT HAPPENS ON THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. SO EVEN THOUGH IT IS MOSTLY
SUPPORTED BY THE STUDENTS OR THE
YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, THEY
CAN HAVE IT ON THE WEEKEND SO I
DON’T SEE ANY POSSIBLE WAY TO
STOP ALL THE PROTESTS AT THE
MOMENT UNTIL CARRIE LAMB AND THE
AUTHORITIES RESPOND TO THE
REQUEST.
REQUEST. >> THEY WANT TO CELEBRATE THE
70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING
OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA.
CHINA. THEY PROBABLY AREN’T GOING TO
LET THESE PROTESTS GO ON AT THE
SAME TIME, THAT’S NOT GOING TO
FIT THEIR IMAGE OF A UNIFIED
CHINA.
CHINA. WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN?
>> THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THEY
WANT TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY IN
HONG KONG SO THAT THEY TRY THEIR
BEST, AVOID THE PEOPLE’S ARMED
POLICE IN HONG KONG.
THAT IS ONLY THEIR WISH.
>> YOU DON’T KNOW.
>> I DON’T KNOW.
FIRST OF ALL, THE PEKING
GOVERNMENT THEY HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING.