fundamental freedoms. were made to protect fundamentalfreedoms. now, fundamental freedoms. now, beijing is fundamentalfreedoms. now, beijing is tightening its grip on those who dared to speak out. it isa it is a tragedy made remorseless and revengeful attack remorseless and revengeful attack on all the freedoms you associate attack on all the freedoms you associate with an open society. we spend associate with an open society. we spend time with those it will not be silenced. if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. figs if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. ~ , , , , brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what- brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will- brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will life | leave hong kong, what will life be like for those that remain? i have been reporting from
election. and also to avoid being accused of breaking the law. yin. in being accused of breaking the law- yin- law. yin. in the last year, almost law. yin. in the last year, almost all law. yin. in the last year, almost all pro-democracy i 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. they are out in force, campaigning. julius ho is a beijing loyalist, standing for re election. everybody is pro beijing, everyone is for establishment. this is not real diversity of opinion. i establishment. this is not real diversity of opinion. diversity of opinion. i beg to disagree- diversity of opinion. i beg to disagree. for diversity of opinion. i beg to disagree. for those - diversity of opinion. i beg to disagree. for those who i diversity of opinion. i beg to disagree. for those who runj diversity of op
interests contravenes the law, particularly offences that endanger national security. they are the evil elements that damage press freedom. the next mornin: , damage press freedom. the next morning. they damage press freedom. the next morning, they visit damage press freedom. the next morning, they visit damage press freedom. the next morning, they visit i - damage press freedom. the next morning, they visit i visit i morning, they visit i visit ronson at his apartment. yelling. the building security threatens to call police when they see our camera. with his colleagues in prison, his publication closed, the pressure is too much for ronson. it s ridiculous. for decades, hong kong has enjoyed a free press but the national security law is reshaping the city.
visited. why do you think so many hong kong residents are leaving the city? i many hong kong residents are leaving the city? leaving the city? i think they are pretty leaving the city? i think they are pretty disappointed - leaving the city? i think they are pretty disappointed to i leaving the city? i think they i are pretty disappointed to what happened in hong kong. thea;r happened in hong kong. they leave hong happened in hong kong. they leave hong kong. happened in hong kong. they leave hong kong. their- happened in hong kong. they leave hong kong. their future leave hong kong. theirfuture 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. bong has been assigned to cover it for stand news. mr; bong has been assigned to cover it for stand news. it for stand news. my duty is to tell the it for stand news. my duty
nato s secretary general, jens stoltenberg, insisted that ukraine must prevail as an independent state. now on bbc news, panorama. protection is a national security. it is everyone s responsibility. security. it is everyone s responsibility. security. it is everyone s responsibility. tonight on panorama, responsibility. tonight on panorama, china s - responsibility. tonight on - panorama, china s crackdown on hong kong. we panorama, china s crackdown on hong kong- panorama, china s crackdown on hong kong. we must protect our eole hong kong. we must protect our people from hong kong. we must protect our people from espionage, - people from espionage, terrorism, political interference and subversion. it interference and subversion. it is 25 years since britain handed back control of the city to china. back then, promises were made to protect