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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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      #LIVE: Most are dressed in black and wearing masks, seeking to pile more pressure on the chief executive to fully retract her suspended extradition bill. http://sc.mp/ini5  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/vGNrwBWxl2

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      #LIVE: Scenes from the ground from SCMP reporter @kinlinglo http://sc.mp/ini5  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/Ekx2m6gAUZ

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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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      #LIVE: On Harcourt Rd, cars coming from the west have left while those from the east are honking, urging protesters to let them through via @XScmp http://sc.mp/ini5  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/lJAFkABF9D

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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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      #LIVE: Some protesters have moved to the police headquarters, barricading them in. http://sc.mp/ini5  #extraditionbill via SCMP videographer Chris Healypic.twitter.com/7JURHfSuBV

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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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      #LIVE: Police have shut the gates to its headquarters. Follow our live coverage here: http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/eHCEjF2aht

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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      #LIVE: The @hkpoliceforce tweeted that protestors have "deliberately obstructed Harcourt Road and the nearby areas in Admiralty" and that it "strongly condemned such irresponsible behavior". http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill

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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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      #LIVE: The @hkpoliceforce also appealed to protestors to "express their views in a peaceful and rational manner and stay safe". http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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      #LIVE: The scenes from near Arsenal Road via SCMP videographer Chris Healy http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/d0iKxmgxCV

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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      #LIVE: The LegCo secretariat has announced that a financial committee meeting scheduled for this afternoon has been cancelled. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill

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    10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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      #LIVE: A solid mass gathering outside the entrace of the police headquarters in Wan Chai, as per SCMP reporter @JournoDannyAero on the ground http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/OaV6UtkQTc

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      SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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      #LIVE: @hkpoliceforce said negotiation experts would be sent to persuade the protesters soon, but still to be seen if higher level of forces will be deployed should persuadion fail. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/RFT1vJxaEd

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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          #LIVE: Someone in the crowd near Wan Chai appears to have fainted, requiring assistance from those around. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/E0QvhbWxv1

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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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          #LIVE: Police attempts to negotiate with protesters does not seem to have been fruitful. Demosisto's @joshuawongcf is at the scene, calling upon police commissioner Stephen Lo to come out and meet demands. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill via @XScmp

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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          #LIVE: Traffic in Wan Chai and Admiralty comes to an almost complete standstill. At Gloucester Road, only one lane was in use. via SCMP reporter @alvinllum http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/aJ6IPKkSfh

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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          #LIVE: Follow our live coverage here: http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/BIzoEPyIll

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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          #LIVE: All guided tours and services to the public in the Legco complex will be suspended from 2pm today until further notice. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill

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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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          #LIVE: An egg was thrown at the @hkpoliceforce headquarters entrance http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/NPIh50kxcb

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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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          #LIVE: Hundreds are now blocking the main entrance of the Inland Revenue Department building http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill via @alvinllumpic.twitter.com/Mx9qYyhxC9

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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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          #LIVE: Hongkongers who wish to make a report will not be able to go to the Wan Chai police station to do it now, said the @hkpoliceforce. The report room is not available until further notice. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill

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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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          #LIVE: Protesters outside the @hkpoliceforce HQ have taken a seat, as the sun and summer heat beats down on them http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/ATdfMFBDyi

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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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          #LIVE: Hundreds have moved from Revenue Tower to Immigration Tower. The're chanting "Withdrawl [the bill]! Carrie Lam step down!" http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill via @alvinllumpic.twitter.com/zGdEMIaMm7

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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 20
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          #LIVE: Protesters at the junction of Gloucester Road and Harcourt Road, who constantly warned bystanders not to take photos of they're not members of the media. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill via @kinlinglo and @XScmppic.twitter.com/C3GRWX2FBw

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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: An estimated 2,000 protesters have now gathered around the police headquarters in Wan Chai. Follow our continuing live coverage here: http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill

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        14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: Protesters are using umbrellas to block the CCTV cameras outside the @hkpoliceforce headquarters. The crowd cheered as one got successfully put in place. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill via @shirleyZhaoXYpic.twitter.com/lG1MkPfMrt

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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: Some protesters are wrapping their arms with plastic wrap, presumably preparing for possible confrontations with police that could involve pepper spray http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill via SCMP reporter @kinlinglopic.twitter.com/0bDZjp1t2L

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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: Services at the Labour Department for the catering industry, retail industry and the job centre for the Hong Kong east area are suspended due to the ongoing protests. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill

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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: According to the @hkpoliceforce, a total of 28 '999' calls in Wan Chai District could not be immediately handled as the headquarters was surrounded by protesters. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill

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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: Bricks barricades have been spotted at Gloucester Road. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill via SCMP reporter @alvinllumpic.twitter.com/dTY4hnLXqe

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        19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: Protestors have jammed the doors of the Wan Chai district police headquarters. Officers inside observe, but leave protestors to it. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/SiE4jWF0XF

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        20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: Assistant commissioner of police, Patrick Kwok, was sent to negotiate with protesters outside police headquarters in Wan Chai. It didn't work. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill

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        21. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: The Civil Human Rights Front announces a rally on Wednesday to "deal another blow" to Chief Executive Carrie Lam ahead of the #G20 summit in Osaka. The rally will be held at Edinburgh Place in Central at 8pm. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill

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        22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: Protesters have blocked 12 entrances, big and small, to the @hkpoliceforce headquarters complex, leaving those inside with no road-level exits. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/RJzGd7YLZE

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        23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: According to the @hkpoliceforce, as of 5.30pm, 43 '999' calls in the Wan Chai district could not be immediately handled as the headquarters were surrounded by protesters. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbill

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        24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: A black flag with a bloodied bauhinia, the flower that symbolises Hong Kong, is raised to cheers from the crowd. Protesters are intermittently throwing eggs at police. Police bring out riot shields, which raises tensions. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/szRvynbtEv

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        25. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 21
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          #LIVE: As tensions rise outside police headquarters, supplies of helmets, masks, tape and cling film are passed from the back of the protesting crowd to the front. http://sc.mp/wq1g  #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/ls2JJRoERL

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