Juno News - August 13, 2019


Trudeau's weak response to Hong Kong democracy movement


Episode Stats

Length

44 seconds

Words per Minute

136.60715

Word Count

102

Sentence Count

5


Summary

A statement from the Canadian government on the situation in Hong Kong and China's handling of the situation there. We continue to be mindful and watchful of protecting Canadian interests and Canadians specifically in the Hong Kong, but we certainly call on China to be very careful and very respectful in how it deals with people who have legitimate concerns about Hong Kong.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 I'm extremely concerned about the situation in Hong Kong.
00:00:02.960 We see the need for de-escalation of tensions.
00:00:07.200 We need to see the local authorities listening to the very serious concerns brought forward
00:00:14.720 by Chinese citizens in their concerns around the decisions that the local authorities and
00:00:20.620 Beijing have taken.
00:00:21.880 We are calling for peace, for order, for dialogue.
00:00:24.520 We continue to be mindful and watchful of protecting Canadian interests and Canadians specifically
00:00:32.580 in Hong Kong, but we certainly call on China to be very careful and very respectful in
00:00:41.800 how it deals with people who have legitimate concerns in Hong Kong.