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Hong Kong leader issues fresh warning to protesters

Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam warns protesters not to push city 'into abyss'

Carrie Lam says violence during demonstrations would push Hong Kong "down a path of no return". Meanwhile protests are continuing for a fifth day at the city's busy airport - we speak to Martin Lee, a veteran legislator who has some advice for the government.

Also in the programme - rare good news: two Ebola treatments have proved highly effective; and an interview with the teenage climate change activist, Greta Thunberg who is about to sail to New York for a UN summit.

(Photo: Hong Kong"s Chief Executive Carrie Lam during a news conference, August 13, 2019. Credit: Thomas Peter/Reuters)

53 minutes

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Tue 13 Aug 201913:06GMT

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  • Tue 13 Aug 201913:06GMT

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