#LIVE: Private cars have been mobilised to block Connaught Road Central. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/5h5YxPa59H
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#LIVE: Private cars have been mobilised to block Connaught Road Central. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/5h5YxPa59H
#LIVE: British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for calm. "I urge the Hong Kong government to listen to the concerns of its people... and to pause and reflect on these controversial measures." http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: The Central area has been brought to a standstill as protesters cover roads. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/KHv5nJdA2k
#LIVE: The presidents at 11 of the city's tertiary learning institutions are also pleading for calm. “We urge everyone to work cooperatively and rationally towards resolving the current impasse." http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Demonstrators stockpile supplies at Statue Square, including bottles, equipment to cleanse wounds, bandages, gloves, and inhalers for use if they face tear gas or smoke bombs. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/5fpNPcPoW3
#LIVE: Hong Kong Tourism Board has announced that the Dragon Boat carnival scheduled for June 14 to 16, will be cancelled after "careful consideration". http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Pan-dem lawmakers have slammed the events of the day. "The government and police have gone crazy. How much more blood does Carrie Lam want before she can finally agree to call off the bill?" http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen @iingwen has chimed in, saying Hong Kong people's freedom is "being eroded in China's trap of 'one country, two systems'. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Private cars are blocking a junction in Central. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/z3EDFI42Fw
#LIVE: Admiralty MTR station has been completely closed at the request of police. Trains on the Island, South Island and Tsuen Wan lines will not stop at the station. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: The scene from Connaught Road Central. Protesters remain in a stand-off with police at several locations. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/Us9NfSu6Zg
#LIVE: Traffic between Central and Admiralty has come to a standstill. Vehicles are not moving and some shops are closed. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
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