#LIVE: The protesters are beginning to move from Victoria Park in Causeway Bay. From here they will march towards the government headquarters in Admiralty http://sc.mp/66yx #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/3jek7HRcpv
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#LIVE: Workers at a Thai restaurant on Hennessy Road are showing their support for the protesters, holding placards in the window reading "take care of yourself” and “I love you” http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/Rh9nsVRuzs
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#LIVE: This photo, by SCMP photographer Sam Tsang, might give you a better idea of the scale of the march today http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/J1XJskN3wV
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#LIVE: Carrie Lam's fellow alumni are not happy and are joining the protests today. "She has betrayed every principle of our school," said one. "She has blood on her hands by shooting at our unarmed students" http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/hGQ5PGHbML
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#LIVE: This is 80-year-old Lee Wai-po's first ever protest. He walked from Hong Kong station to Victoria Park with his son because they could not get the train http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/nZO8Z6FXkh
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#LIVE: Here is footage of Carrie Lam's fellow alumni protesting. "Shame on you, Carrie Lam," they chant http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/lo7Xu4uNKxShow this thread -
#LIVE: More scenes from on the ground as thousands of protesters sing and march their way towards Admiralty http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/7YK3ELKbkuShow this thread -
#LIVE: Some dedicated students are studying whilst marching. Secondary school student Miss Chan and her classmates are carrying their geography notes for an exam tomorrow http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/ySNOnLSywN
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#LIVE: Footage shows protesters laying white roses where a protester fell to his death last night. He has been dubbed "the Raincoat Martyr" http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/f8K9gfvhKEShow this thread -
#LIVE: In a way, the march has now been unofficially extended, starting further east than Victoria Park, as protesters make their way from different subway stations http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/d8Oq2Germb
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#LIVE: Three hours into the march and the crowd shows no sign of abating, as can be seen in this remarkable birds eye footage http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/ewj1Hf2IJIShow this thread -
#LIVE: The maker of this eye-catching effigy says he made a moth-like Carrie Lam with a long nose and shooting a gun because she's "a liar poisoning Hong Kong" and "endorses police brutality" http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/6yVYoEfCGh
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#LIVE: Former No 2 official Anson Chan Fang On-sang says the huge turnout at today’s march shows the government should withdraw the extradition bill http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/vXiZUGNGJY
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#LIVE: A look at the scale of today's march as protesters flood Wan Chai and Admiralty as they head to the Central Government Complex http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/218fR1dTBO
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#LIVE: While Victoria Park has mostly cleared out, the end of the march is still nowhere in sight, as the crowd continues to pour in from Tin Hau http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/bgAjNP4zN6
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#LIVE: As darkness descends on Hong Kong, Hennessy Road is still a sea of black http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/II5Jhcwe4A
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#LIVE: The crowd at Harcourt Road keeps growing after marchers occupied it, causing traffic to grind to a halt. It was a key stronghold during 2014's Occupy movement and last week's protest http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbill Photo:@hkchrislaupic.twitter.com/1HbvSkwPvF
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#HongKong protest march grows and crowds take over streets close to government headquarters http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillShow this thread -
#LIVE: Mr Lau, who uses a mobility scooter because of a spinal injury more than 20 years ago, says he had to join today's march: "It is my duty, we need to safeguard Hong Kong." http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/BLZ9BCzqzn
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#LIVE: "Do not shoot, we are Hongkongers" http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/pYT50p6uISShow this thread -
#LIVE: Chief Executive Carrie Lam has apologised to#HongKong residents and promised to "sincerely and humbly accept all criticism and to improve and serve the public" http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillShow this thread -
#LIVE: For protester Chau Chong, a music teacher, the apology is too late. “She should have apologised for not having done well in improving people’s livelihood. She should resign.” http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/Rk5d6ihuAW
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#LIVE: An unofficial translation from the SCMP team of Chief Executive Carrie Lam's apology http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/w5WdHKT71o
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#LIVE: 7 hours in, people are still on the march http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/TAOVN3BaOZShow this thread -
#LIVE: Hundreds of messages are posted on a footbridge connecting government headquarters and Citic Tower, including "please don't shoot us" and a mother encouraging her boys "not to give up" http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/59yUuUfcWj
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#LIVE: A large crowd has gathered outside the government headquarters in Admiralty, some shouting insults at police inside. "Take off your uniforms and join us," one shouts http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/O6UYfMYBfX
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#LIVE: A road block goes up - masked protesters start building a barricade on Lung Wo Road http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/TrJuTC3Asp
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#LIVE: A look from up high http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/JDTQH5Hu2X
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Nearly 2 million people marched through streets of
#HongKong to oppose#extraditionbill, organiser says http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillShow this thread -
#LIVE: The Civil Human Rights Front says the march, which began at 2.30pm, has come to an end http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillShow this thread -
#LIVE: A steady but thinned-out stream of protesters is still arriving at government headquarters at Tamar. Thousands are also still occupying nearby roads http://sc.mp/66yx#extraditionbillShow this thread - 4 more replies
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