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Meanwhile, the University of Hong Kong's Communications Team told HKFP that they do not have any news of a police search warrant for its halls, despite RTHK's earlier news.
Roads around the University of Hong Kong have been blocked for hours, although clashes with riot police have not continued into the afternoon - unlike at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.pic.twitter.com/lbQ2mRumuL
Legislator Ray Chan wrote on Facebook that the student wounded with a live round by the police in Sai Wan Ho was conscious when he entered the operation room. The bullet has since been removed.pic.twitter.com/68dhvr0cO4
Legislator Roy Kwong has arrived at the Chinese University of Hong Kong to explain legal rights to students and staff, amid rumours that the police will obtain a search warrant for the halls.
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In a statement, the police defended its entry into university campuses on Monday, claiming officers could enter upon reasonable suspicion an offence is committed. Lawyers have said that police can only enter if they have a reasonable suspicion a particular suspect is inside.pic.twitter.com/Z41HGf8YpK
The government has also urged the public not to believe in rumours that it will use emergency laws to suspend work, schools and the stock market. "Doing so can lead to unnecessary chaos and fear," read the statement.pic.twitter.com/TPaxkRA0rB
As dusk begins to fall on #HongKong, protests continue in Kwun Tong, Tai Po and Tin Shui Wai, with tear gas intermittently fired.
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Riot police have pushed eastwards from Central on Hong Kong Island to clear barricades.
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Meanwhile, Chief Executive Carrie Lam is set to meet the press at 6pm on Monday.
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The Vocational Training Council, in which the man shot with a police live round attends, has issued a statement demanding that the government thoroughly investigate the incident.
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Riot police in Causeway Bay have pushed east to Hong Kong Central Library.
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Meanwhile in Mong Kok, tear gas was fired on Nathan Road shortly before 6pm.
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Hong Kong Baptist University has announced that - not only will classes continue to be suspended on Tuesday - but all graduation ceremonies between November 14 and 18 will be cancelled.
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Bricks and barricades are laid outside Langham Place, Mong Kok.
Meanwhile, more tear gas is fired in Causeway Bay and Sheung Shui on Monday evening.
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Tear gas is fired in Chai Wan, near a wet market, at 7pm.
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Riot police tear gas and charge crowds in Causeway Bay at around 7pm, arresting several people on Yee Wo Street.
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A stranded bus in Mong Kok advertises the WWII film Midway. Translated as “battle of the Midway Islands” in Chinese, two of five characters have been changed with graffiti such that it reads “battle against the Communist dogs”.
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The Catholic Diocese of #HongKong issued a statement, saying the police’s storming of a church to make arrests on Monday was “deeply regrettable”: “The church is no longer as it was in the past... it cannot guarantee people who come in will not be arrested.”
Photo: Stand News.pic.twitter.com/DdBDPQ5AnA
At 8pm, protesters suddenly arrived and vandalised Festival Walk, causing flooding. The management was heavily criticised for not speaking to the media about Sunday’s actions when police stormed and closed the mall to make arrests. Photo: City Broadcasting Channel screenshot.pic.twitter.com/2leZDHqlXn
In Mong Kok, riot police shouted away a man who had appeared to ask for directions on where he can take public transport.
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The man shot by police on Monday morning was an ex-student if Salesian English School. The Salesian Provincial Office has issued a statement condemning the police’s violence and callousness towards life, and called for an independent investigation.
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The Hospital Authority has issued a statement urging the public not to believe rumours that the man set alight by a protester after clashes in Ma On Shan had “faked” the incident by applying burn-resistant gel.
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Clashes continue in Mong Kok and Tuen Mun, as protesters mull continued blockades of traffic on Tuesday morning.
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Tear gas is being fired in Tuen Mun.
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Police fire from their water cannon truck as the truck and the armoured vehicle head from Mong Kok northwards, to the Prince Edward area.
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Amid clashes in the afternoon, a peaceful protest authorised by police took place in Tseung Kwan O for secondary students as they boycotted classes. "The government wants to create a vendetta with the entire next generation", ex-legislator Raymond Wong the crowd. Photo: InMedia.pic.twitter.com/QX8GKtmf8K
In Tseung Kwan O, a vehicle has been apparently identified as a truck that allegedly tried to run over protesters earlier on Monday. The truck has been pushed over and set on fire.
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Firefighters have arrived in Tseung Kwan O where a truck that allegedly rammed into protesters was set on fire. Dense black fumes are being emitted, and even social media channels used by protesters have called for crowds to leave for fear of explosion. Photo: Stand News.pic.twitter.com/wdvMjKAxFu
Multiple explosions are heard.
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Sai Wan Ho Holy Cross Church Deacon Chan Yuk-keung bowed in apology to church-goers for being unable to prevent police from making arrests inside. The church issued a statement strongly condemning the police, while Chan said the police broke their regulations. Photo: Stand News.pic.twitter.com/PfzclPC1dM
Used tear gas cannisters litter the ground in Mong Kok.
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