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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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    2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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/lo7Xu4uNKx

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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      #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/7YK3ELKbku

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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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      #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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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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/f8K9gfvhKE

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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      #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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    10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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/ewj1Hf2IJI

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      SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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      #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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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #HongKong protest march grows and crowds take over streets close to government headquarters http://sc.mp/66yx  #extraditionbill

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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #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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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #LIVE: "Do not shoot, we are Hongkongers" http://sc.mp/66yx  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/pYT50p6uIS

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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #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  #extraditionbill

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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #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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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #LIVE: 7 hours in, people are still on the march http://sc.mp/66yx  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/TAOVN3BaOZ

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        14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #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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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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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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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #LIVE: A look from up high http://sc.mp/66yx  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/JDTQH5Hu2X

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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          Nearly 2 million people marched through streets of #HongKong to oppose #extraditionbill, organiser says http://sc.mp/66yx  #extraditionbill

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        19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #LIVE: The Civil Human Rights Front says the march, which began at 2.30pm, has come to an end http://sc.mp/66yx  #extraditionbill

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        20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #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  #extraditionbill

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        21. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #LIVE: How the protests overspilled- the sheer volume of numbers meant the march spilled over from its designated route into three neighbouring roads http://sc.mp/66yx  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/DERF1b4JTF

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        22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #LIVE - Police estimate the march was 338,000 at its peak, but a source admits it should be more as only those on the original route were counted, not those diverted onto other roads http://sc.mp/66yx  #extraditionbill

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        23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #LIVE: A police source says the force maintained a minimal presence to allow some room between the protesters and officers in the wake of clashes on Wednesday http://sc.mp/66yx  #extraditionbill

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        24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 16
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          #LIVE: Democrat Roy Kwong Chun-yu asks for the crowd to stay safe, saying: "No injuries, no bloodshed." http://sc.mp/66yx  #extraditionbill

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