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Freelance journalist in #HongKong | Work appears in @cnni, @SCMPNews, @guardian, @ABC, @HongKongFP, etc | @JMSCHKU alum

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    1. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 16
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      The situation at PolyU has got tense, as a water cannon vehicle has arrived. Protesters gearing up for a fightpic.twitter.com/zSgfZYjyer

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      Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 16
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      Frontlines at PolyU now as the water cannon fired blue dye towards studentspic.twitter.com/51wv0Ywcx4

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        2. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 16
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          One of the water cannon trucks have retreated as students responded with petrol bombs from height. Now both sides are gearing up for another round.pic.twitter.com/HZ9T6vT3oZ

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        3. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 16
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          CLARIFICATION: I meant to use the word “protesters”, as opposed to “students”, as it is unlikely that everyone protesting here are university students.

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        4. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 16
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          Some protesters are now moving to the other side of campus, where rumour has it that pro-Beijing supporters are gearing up. There are still over 100 stationed in the area where police fired water cannon with blue dye earlier.pic.twitter.com/3y87z8WBhL

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        5. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 16
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          The entrance to PolyU has been turned into a supplies station, handing out gas masks, petrol bombs to those who are joining the fight. A protester told me he has been guarding here for 3 straight dayspic.twitter.com/8DprUONdQh

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        6. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 16
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          A protester with bow and arrow is gearing up for the conflict around PolyU. Earlier, @hkpoliceforce issued a statement that an arrow injured the leg of a media liaison officer today.pic.twitter.com/O5KtTO5UUS

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        7. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 16
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          Protesters preparing bricks and petrol bombs for the PolyU battlepic.twitter.com/cE7nwRd6ml

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        8. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          Police have issued a new statement, warning that the protests at PolyU are now a “riot”, and that anyone participating in them can be charged for rioting. https://www.facebook.com/960526577368640/posts/2762189623868984?d=n&sfns=mo …

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        9. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          The mood at PolyU has grown tense - just listen to the sound. Some protesters are saying that riot police may also be advancing from another entrance.pic.twitter.com/pCAInBKLD4

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        10. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          The situation at PolyU remains tense. Some protesters have now retreated from a bridge overlooking the Cross Harbour Tunnel, and consolidate their defence closer to the uni entrance.pic.twitter.com/nNAfYJhXgn

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        11. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          Some protesters at PolyU have decided to retreat from the streets and move back inside the campus, as riot police are now stationed in 3 directions. This is the scene as protesters make their way back.pic.twitter.com/wO5OXckrlc

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        12. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          As rumours circulate that @hkpoliceforce will storm into PolyU at 10pm, police also issued a statement warning everyone should leave and they will take further actions. https://www.facebook.com/960526577368640/posts/2762871983800748?d=n&sfns=mo …

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        13. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          More protesters have returned to the PolyU entrance, as they prepare for a possible police action. Some can be heard chanting “#HongKong people, take revenge”.pic.twitter.com/lWZP9JfRee

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        14. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          Police have again fired water cannon and tear gas towards the crowd outside PolyU along Cheong Wan Road. Crowd have responded with petrol bombs.pic.twitter.com/OWqjA1pwbI

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        15. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          Protesters at PolyU are effectively blockaded as police sealed off all exits. Some are gearing up for a fight now. Meanwhile, the HKJA said in a statement that @hkpoliceforce will arrest everyone in PolyU, unless a person is able to show a valid press card.pic.twitter.com/uC6hZopHpZ

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        16. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          Sirens, water cannon, petrol bombs. It is almost midnight in #HongKong, and the standoff continues in PolyU. Some pro-democracy lawmakers, including Jeremy Tam, said they are contacting gov’t officials in search of a peaceful solution to the standoff tonight.pic.twitter.com/vISPjBNkjr

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        17. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          A live round warning: Police said in a video statement that if protesters at PolyU continue to use deadly weapons - such as petrol bombs, bow and arrow - police will need to respond withb“minimum force”, including live rounds.

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        18. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          Several explosions can be seen at the battlefront between police and protesters outside PolyU, likely caused by the throwing of butane gas canisters with petrol bombs. Earlier, an officer used a microphone and said protesters should “go home”, to people’s jeering.pic.twitter.com/chkgOX7QLM

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        19. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          It is daunting to think that everyone you come across at PolyU - including the chef who cooked late-night noodles at 2am - could potentially be arrested for rioting tonight, if police follow their words.pic.twitter.com/xQRMp9PL3x

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        20. Eric Cheung‏Verified account @EricCheungwc Nov 17
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          I’m calling it a day - after 17 hours in PolyU. Police checked out press IDs and bags as we left. An officer told me “please tell the truth to the world” - in his case, it meant police didn’t kill anyone & were restrained. One could only hope the PolyU standoff turns out fine.pic.twitter.com/vGuXYfQF2X

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