I wanted to apologize beforehand for the technical difficulties from the storm but now its my pleasure to get this program started high passing it on to the Museum Samuel jones Senior Historian and dr. Robert citina wholl be leading todays conversation. Senate thanks jeremy and welcomes everyone from beautiful new orleans louisiana. Quite literally in the path of the storm quite literally a few hours from now and eye of the hurricane so we hope everything goes smoothly and i like would jeremy said heck or high water. We hope we dont get any today. Having said that im really excited about todays program. Every now and then in my line of work you get to interview an author that you feel like youve. Every word they have published in this particular authors case that might be difficult but some six as a writer at large for the times and the bestselling up of numerous books this the spy and the traitor and operation mincemeat doublecrossed operation mincemeat a book that many of our audienc
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Voices like you around . I think the one country 2 Systems Design all the original spirit of it, if any is now gone. And im free the Constitutional Order of what we supposed to have. Also example, the separation of powers that on call is also finish. Because with this law of could basically pick off any legislator that she doesnt like this week and next week and could be someone else. So i think the Constitutional Order that we are rich and we enjoyed and believe that we have is now gone. So what happens now Going Forward because in the wake of your expulsion, we know that 15 of your prodemocracy colleagues have now also resigned from the legislature. It is now the 1st time that no opposition m. P. Is in the Parliament Since hong kongs for turn to china, quite historic there. What can you really achieve now Going Forward if youre not in the legislature any more and have your colleagues just given up . No, i think you know 1st of all weve been receiving a lot of messages from the hong k
Well, one of the most controversial parts are there, this qualification is that beijing has taken and chosen an extraordinary path to achieve its 8. So if by making a decision and resolution in beijing itself, late levon the matter be resolved in a local level in hong kong. And there has been actually there is existing the can. Is them in hong kong to unseat a lawmaker . But now the resolution as simply and power as the whole whole noko and ministration to unseat anyone. They see this and they enjoy National Security. So thats why some of the legal experts and also politicians are physicians that are there saying that this is arbitrary rules. And thats why we hope stands course, that it could be anyone in the future to b. And c. To either governments and carry them, deny such accusations. And saying that this is totally constitutional and legal because the Nations Health legislature has the power to interpret and to our clarified the law. And given him her despite the fact that she act