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30/06/2019 GMT

Hong Kong prepares for more protests

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Authorities in Hong Kong prepare for protests; EU leaders gather as top jobs come up

In Hong Kong, the authorities are preparing for further protests on the eve of the anniversary of the handover to China.

Also in the programme: As European Union leaders gather in Brussels for a summit, we will see who is in the running to get EU's top jobs?

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Dea Birkett, a British writer, journalist, broadcaster and a former circus performer, and Dr. Mark Kersten, a Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto in Canada.

(Image: Former lawmaker and activist Nathan Law Kwun-chung at a rally in Hong Kong. Credit: EPA)

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