THOUSANDS OF PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS ARE BEING ENGAGED IN

PROTESTERS ARE BEING ENGAGED IN WHAT IS CALLED THE UMBRELLA

WHAT IS CALLED THE UMBRELLA REVOLUTION.

REVOLUTION. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THESE ARE LIFE PICTURES FROM THE

THESE ARE LIFE PICTURES FROM THE STREETS OF HONG KONG.

STREETS OF HONG KONG. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF

THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST BEGIN'S

PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST BEGIN'S PLAN TO SCREEN CANDIDATES FOR

PLAN TO SCREEN CANDIDATES FOR THE LEADER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE.

THE LEADER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. THIS WAS THE SCENE YESTERDAY AS

THIS WAS THE SCENE YESTERDAY AS POLICE FIRED CANISTERS OF TEAR

POLICE FIRED CANISTERS OF TEAR GAS AND USED PEPPER SPRAY

GAS AND USED PEPPER SPRAY AGAINST PROTEST TRYING TO JOIN

AGAINST PROTEST TRYING TO JOIN COLLEGE STUDENTS.

COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE REASON FOR THE TERM UMBRELLA

THE REASON FOR THE TERM UMBRELLA REVOLUTION.

REVOLUTION. PEOPLE ARE USING THEM AS

PEOPLE ARE USING THEM AS PROTECTION AGAINST TEAR GAS.

PROTECTION AGAINST TEAR GAS. THIS MORNING REPORTS THAT SOCIAL

THIS MORNING REPORTS THAT SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES INCLUDING

MEDIA WEBSITES INCLUDING INSTAGRAM ARE BEING BLOCKED BY

INSTAGRAM ARE BEING BLOCKED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. JOINING ME NOW BY PHONE CHINA

JOINING ME NOW BY PHONE CHINA CORRESPONDENT.

CORRESPONDENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME,

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME, FELI CIA.

FELI CIA. >> HI, JOSE.

>> HI, JOSE. IT'S A PRETTY REMARKABLE SCENE

IT'S A PRETTY REMARKABLE SCENE OF DEFIANCE HERE AGAINST

OF DEFIANCE HERE AGAINST BEIJING.

BEIJING. IT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT

IT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT THE RULING COMMUNIST PARTY HERE

THE RULING COMMUNIST PARTY HERE IS USED TO.

IS USED TO. AS A RESULT, IT'S QUITE HARD TO

AS A RESULT, IT'S QUITE HARD TO PREDICT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN

PREDICT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.

NEXT. WHAT STARTED OUT AS STUDENT LED

WHAT STARTED OUT AS STUDENT LED PROTESTS IN THE STREET OF HONG

PROTESTS IN THE STREET OF HONG KONG'S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

KONG'S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT HAS REALLY JUST MORPH INTO

HAS REALLY JUST MORPH INTO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN I THINK

SOMETHING BIGGER THAN I THINK ANY OF THOSE STUDENTS HAD

ANY OF THOSE STUDENTS HAD IMAGINED IT WOULD BE.

IMAGINED IT WOULD BE. MEMBERS OF THE SO CALLED OCCUPY

MEMBERS OF THE SO CALLED OCCUPY CENTRAL MOVEMENT ORIGINALLY

CENTRAL MOVEMENT ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO GONE 0 THE STREET,

PLANNED TO GONE 0 THE STREET, OCTOBER 1st.

OCTOBER 1st. THEY MOVED UP THE DATE SINCE THE

THEY MOVED UP THE DATE SINCE THE STUDENTS SEEMED TO TAKE CHARGE.

STUDENTS SEEMED TO TAKE CHARGE. NOW IT SEEMS THAT IT CAUGHT THE

NOW IT SEEMS THAT IT CAUGHT THE LEADERS OF BEIJING BY SURPRISE.

LEADERS OF BEIJING BY SURPRISE. THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN

THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN A HARD LINE ON THIS, AND IT

A HARD LINE ON THIS, AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY WILL

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BUDGE BUT NEITHER WILL THE

BUDGE BUT NEITHER WILL THE STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. AND SO IT'S REALLY JUST RIGHT

AND SO IT'S REALLY JUST RIGHT NOW A MATTER OF WAITING AND

NOW A MATTER OF WAITING AND SEEING WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

SEEING WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. >> AND I'M WONDERING HOW WHAT IS

>> AND I'M WONDERING HOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN HONG KONG IS BEING

GOING ON IN HONG KONG IS BEING PORTRAYED IN THE CHINESE MEDIA.

PORTRAYED IN THE CHINESE MEDIA. IT'S INTERESTING.

IT'S INTERESTING. IT'S LIFE AS USUAL IN BEIJING

IT'S LIFE AS USUAL IN BEIJING RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE REPORTS ON CHINESE

THERE ARE REPORTS ON CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES.

SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. THE CHINESE EQUIVALENT OF

THE CHINESE EQUIVALENT OF TWITTER THEY'VE BEEN DELETING

TWITTER THEY'VE BEEN DELETING POSTS AT A RATE HIGHER THAN

POSTS AT A RATE HIGHER THAN WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST YEAR.

WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE STATE RUN MEDIA, THE TV AND

THE STATE RUN MEDIA, THE TV AND NEWSPAPERS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE

NEWSPAPERS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE COMMUNIST PARTY.

COMMUNIST PARTY. YOU ONLY SEE WHAT THEY WANT YOU

YOU ONLY SEE WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO SEE.

TO SEE. THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW

THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW ANYTHING.

ANYTHING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPORTING FROM BEIJING THIS

REPORTING FROM BEIJING THIS MORNING.

MORNING. APPRECIATE IT.

APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO BRING IN SOPHIA

I WANT TO BRING IN SOPHIA RICHARDSON.

RICHARDSON. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME. YOU CALLED IT THE TECH TONIC

YOU CALLED IT THE TECH TONIC PLATES ARE MOVING IN HONG KONG.

PLATES ARE MOVING IN HONG KONG. WHAT IS GOING ON?

WHAT IS GOING ON? >> WELL, AS JUST MENTIONED, THE

>> WELL, AS JUST MENTIONED, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS NOT

CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO PEOPLE NOT

ACCUSTOMED TO PEOPLE NOT FOLLOWING ITS INSTRUCTIONS.

FOLLOWING ITS INSTRUCTIONS. IT'S MADE IT VERY CLEAR.

IT'S MADE IT VERY CLEAR. THE PRESIDENTS THE

THE PRESIDENTS THE DEMONSTRATIONS TO END AND FOR

DEMONSTRATIONS TO END AND FOR PEOPLE TO GO HOME.

PEOPLE TO GO HOME. BUT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG HAVE

BUT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG HAVE VERY DIFFERENT VIEWS.

VERY DIFFERENT VIEWS. YOU KNOW, IT'S A TERRITORY WHERE

YOU KNOW, IT'S A TERRITORY WHERE PEOPLE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF

PEOPLE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF BEING ABLE TO PEACEFULLY PROTEST

BEING ABLE TO PEACEFULLY PROTEST AND TO GET SOME DEGREE OF

AND TO GET SOME DEGREE OF NEGOTIATION GOING WITH LOCAL

NEGOTIATION GOING WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS.

OFFICIALS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A FIRST REAL CLASH WE'VE SEEN

FIRST REAL CLASH WE'VE SEEN BETWEEN THAT INTRANSIGENCE IN

BETWEEN THAT INTRANSIGENCE IN BEIJING BUT PRETTY BROAD CONCERN

BEIJING BUT PRETTY BROAD CONCERN ACROSS THE POPULATION OF HONG

ACROSS THE POPULATION OF HONG KONG THEY GET THE RIGHT TO

KONG THEY GET THE RIGHT TO DECIDE HOW HONG KONG AFFAIRS ARE

DECIDE HOW HONG KONG AFFAIRS ARE GOVERNED.

GOVERNED. >> TELL ME WHAT SPARKED THIS.

>> TELL ME WHAT SPARKED THIS. THIS IS NOT NEW.

THIS IS NOT NEW. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR YEARS.

YEARS. WHAT IS IT THAT SPARKED THIS

WHAT IS IT THAT SPARKED THIS UMBRELLA REVOLUTION?

UMBRELLA REVOLUTION? >> THE MOST IMMEDIATE PROBLEM

>> THE MOST IMMEDIATE PROBLEM WAS THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S

WAS THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION THAT IT AND IT ALONE

DECISION THAT IT AND IT ALONE WOULD VET CANDIDATES IT WOULD

WOULD VET CANDIDATES IT WOULD DECIDE WHO GETS TO RUN FOR THE

DECIDE WHO GETS TO RUN FOR THE TOP POLITICAL OFFICE IN HONG

TOP POLITICAL OFFICE IN HONG KONG.

KONG. THAT'S THE MOST IMMEDIATE CAUSE.

THAT'S THE MOST IMMEDIATE CAUSE. BUT THERE ARE OTHER TENSIONS

BUT THERE ARE OTHER TENSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SIMMERING BELOW

THAT HAVE BEEN SIMMERING BELOW THE SURFACE.

THE SURFACE. ESSENTIALLY ABOUT WHETHER PEOPLE

ESSENTIALLY ABOUT WHETHER PEOPLE IN HONG KONG BELIEVE OR LOSING

IN HONG KONG BELIEVE OR LOSING CONFIDENCE THEIR LOCAL OFFICIALS

CONFIDENCE THEIR LOCAL OFFICIALS REPRESENT THEM OR WHETHER

REPRESENT THEM OR WHETHER INCREASINGLY DECISIONS ARE BEING

INCREASINGLY DECISIONS ARE BEING REFERRED TO BEIJING.

REFERRED TO BEIJING. AND, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS AGO,

AND, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS AGO, THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO WERE

THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO WERE TALKING ABOUT PROTESTING AND THE

TALKING ABOUT PROTESTING AND THE ISSUES THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT

ISSUES THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT PROTESTING OVER WERE PRETTY

PROTESTING OVER WERE PRETTY NARROWLY DEFINED.

NARROWLY DEFINED. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTH

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTH WE'VE SEEN IT BECOME A BROADER

WE'VE SEEN IT BECOME A BROADER EFFORT.

EFFORT. I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING

I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, OF ALL

SO MANY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, OF ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS COMING OUT

DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS COMING OUT ON TO THE STREETS NOW.

ON TO THE STREETS NOW. >> HOW DOES IMPACT AN ON US?

>> HOW DOES IMPACT AN ON US? WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

WHY SHOULD WE CARE? >> WELL, LOOK, I THINK IF WE'RE

>> WELL, LOOK, I THINK IF WE'RE SEEING REGRESSIONS OF DEMOCRACY

SEEING REGRESSIONS OF DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD, YOU KNOW,

AROUND THE WORLD, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A REAL CONCERN.

THAT'S A REAL CONCERN. YOU KNOW, THE EXPECTATIONS WHEN

YOU KNOW, THE EXPECTATIONS WHEN HONG KONG RETURNED TO CHINESE

HONG KONG RETURNED TO CHINESE CONTROL WAS THAT THERE WOULD BE

CONTROL WAS THAT THERE WOULD BE MORE POLITICAL SPACE FOR HONG

MORE POLITICAL SPACE FOR HONG KONG AND HOPEFULLY SOME PROGRESS

KONG AND HOPEFULLY SOME PROGRESS FOR DEMOCRACY INSIDE CHINA,

FOR DEMOCRACY INSIDE CHINA, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, A MAJOR STEP

WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, A MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR HUMANITY, WE THINK.

FORWARD FOR HUMANITY, WE THINK. IT'S A REAL CONCERN THAT HONG

IT'S A REAL CONCERN THAT HONG KONG'S POLITICS ARE STARTING TO

KONG'S POLITICS ARE STARTING TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE THE

LOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE THE MAINLAND'S.

MAINLAND'S. >> AND SOPHIA, HOW DO YOU SEE IT

>> AND SOPHIA, HOW DO YOU SEE IT ENDING?

ENDING? ?

? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, THE CHINESE

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS NOT GREAT AT

GOVERNMENT IS NOT GREAT AT BACKING DOWN, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT

BACKING DOWN, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT HAS DONE SO IN THE PAST WITH

HAS DONE SO IN THE PAST WITH HONG KONG ISSUES AND DEBATES

HONG KONG ISSUES AND DEBATES AROUND OTHER PROBLEMATIC PIECES

AROUND OTHER PROBLEMATIC PIECES OF LEGISLATION.

OF LEGISLATION. THEY CERTAINLY WON'T ADMIT IT

THEY CERTAINLY WON'T ADMIT IT PUBLICLY.

PUBLICLY. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT

BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT THING OR WHAT WE WOULD HOPE TO

THING OR WHAT WE WOULD HOPE TO SEE, FIRST OF ALL, BEING

SEE, FIRST OF ALL, BEING PEOPLING APEOPLE

PEOPLING APEOPLE ING A ALLOWED TO PROTEST

ING A ALLOWED TO PROTEST PEACEFULLY WITHOUT GETTING TEAR

PEACEFULLY WITHOUT GETTING TEAR GASSED BUT BEIJING BACKING DOWN

GASSED BUT BEIJING BACKING DOWN ON THE RESTRICTIONS ABOUT WHO

ON THE RESTRICTIONS ABOUT WHO GETS TO BE A PART OF POLITICS IN

GETS TO BE A PART OF POLITICS IN HONG KONG.

HONG KONG. >> WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

>> WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT HAS A

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT HAS A CLEAR SOLUTION IN THE NEAR

CLEAR SOLUTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >>> THE UNREST IN HONG KONG IS

>>> THE UNREST IN HONG KONG IS AFFECTING THE GLOBAL MARKET.

AFFECTING THE GLOBAL MARKET. THAT'S MY QUESTION WHY DO WE

THAT'S MY QUESTION WHY DO WE CARE?

CARE? THE U.S. STOCKS OPENED LOWER

THE U.S. STOCKS OPENED LOWER THIS MORNING.

THIS MORNING. WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE

WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF HONG

DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF HONG KONG AND BRING YOU