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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 9
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      "We are coming out today to show the world that Hong Kong people still have a voice," says Elvis Yeung, 22, another first-time protester http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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      Many in the march are decked out in white. The colour is to symbolise "light and brightness", with an overall theme of justice http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 9
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      Whilst thousands protest her government's actions, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is at an event encouraging stronger links between young people in the city and the mainland http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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      At the event, Carrie Lam ignored questions on the march and on protesters' demands for her to step down http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 9
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      Demonstrators are planning to circle the Legislative Council Complex and organisers have urged people to prepare for a long protest into the night http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 9
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      Thousands of protesters raised their arms to form a cross at the sky, chanting: "Oppose extradition to China! Retract the unjust law!" http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 9
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      #LIVE: Organisers have confirmed that more than 500,000 people have taken part in today's protest, making it one of the largest in Hong Kong's history http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 9
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      #LIVE: Researchers from HKUST have said organisers' claims of a 500,000-person turnout are inaccurate, putting the number at about 212,000 instead http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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      #LIVE: Meanwhile, in Berlin, Germany, a protest against the extradition bill in Hong Kong started at noon. Organisers estimate about 100 to 200 people took part http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/KxbH86S7tX

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      #LIVE: Although the Hong Kong protest remained overwhelmingly peaceful, officers had to use pepper spray on about 10 protesters after they tried to lay metal barricades on the road http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/OmNwrxnupo

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      #LIVE: Hours into the march and crowds are gathering in their thousands outside Legco. About 100 people are sitting down along with Demosisto members http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/kFYmi1qawk

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          #LIVE: Someone can be heard calling on the crowd to occupy a road in admiralty. Police wearing bullet-proof jackets are standing nearby http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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          #LIVE: The protest's organisers are saying more than 1 million people turned up for the march http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 9
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          #LIVE: After eight hours, police are beginning to urge protesters to leave the area http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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          #LIVE: Two pro-independence groups say they will continue to stay outside Hong Kong's Legco until June 12, when the extradition bill is put to a vote http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/bRElf9dqG7

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 9
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          That concludes our live-tweeting for today. You can continue to follow all the latest protest news on our #live blog. Thanks for following! http://buff.ly/2XFEsLW  #反送中 #extraditionbill

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