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    SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 30
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    #LIVE: Protesters ram legislature as #HongKong marks tense handover anniversary – follow our live coverage:https://buff.ly/2LsZWIw 

    10:48 PM - 30 Jun 2019
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      2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 30
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        SCMP News Retweeted Chris Lau

        #LIVE: Officers are trying to stop attempts from protesters to get inside the Legco building by warning them of the consequenceshttps://twitter.com/hkchrislau/status/1145569058827300864 …

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        0:15
        Chris LauVerified account @hkchrislau
        Police have raised a red flag from inside the Legco building where they are storming pic.twitter.com/ORvdvwPd33
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      3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 30
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        #LIVE: More shots of protesters trying to storm the Legco building https://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/D3bvieukxW

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      4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 30
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        #LIVE: The main Legco entrance has been blocked by umbrellas and other obstacles http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/TVoMu6CeTf

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      5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 30
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        #LIVE: Hundreds have gathered in Victoria Park, waiting for the annual July 1 march to begin. King Shen Ka-man, 27, says he will keep protesting until the government fully withdraws the bill: "I'm very tired, but I will keep hanging in there"http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw 

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      6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 30
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        #LIVE: Police have asked organisers of the annual march to postpone it, change the route or stay in Victoria Park, because of violence earlier today. The front dismissed all 3 options, police saidhttp://buff.ly/2LsZWIw 

        2 replies 23 retweets 16 likes
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      7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 30
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        #LIVE: Lawmakers are appealing for calm, trying to persuade angry protesters not to storm the legislature. Roy Kwong says: "Please don't storm. If you storm, non-violent protesters behind will suffer." Demonstrators reply: "You legislators are useless." http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/vcJr6AEbq5

        11 replies 42 retweets 26 likes
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      8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 30
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        #LIVE: More scenes from outside LegCo http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/zTfnHpVP8H

        3 replies 5 retweets 6 likes
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      9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 30
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        #LIVE: Ringo Shum, 57, says wants a complete retraction of the bill. He understands why young people have resorted to non-cooperative movements: “To fight tyranny, you can't only talk. If you don't cause inconvenience, the government will never listen.” http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/S7u8AQPvad

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      10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 30
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        #LIVE: March organisers, the Civil Human Rights Front, have announced that the march will end at Chater Road in Central, instead of its original destination, the Legislative Councilhttp://buff.ly/2LsZWIw 

        2 replies 8 retweets 8 likes
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      11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jun 30
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        SCMP News Retweeted Phila Siu (Bobby)

        #LIVE:https://twitter.com/phila_siu/status/1145586553030348800 …

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        Phila Siu (Bobby)Verified account @phila_siu
        HK police pepper sprayed protesters who pushed a cart through the glass wall of the legislature @SCMPNews pic.twitter.com/VdJP1s6NqA
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      12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: The annual July 1 march appears to have kicked off http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/OCqCL34eVB

        1 reply 5 retweets 14 likes
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      13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        SCMP News Retweeted Jeffie Lam

        #LIVE:https://twitter.com/jeffielam/status/1145595604405407744 …

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        Jeffie LamVerified account @jeffielam
        View from the Hysan Place of today’s #july1march. Curious mainland tourists also took pictures of the march as protesters fully took over the Hennessy Road #antiELAB #extraditionbill #FreedomHK pic.twitter.com/NYnMbboqRa
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      14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: The July 1 march has taken over the streets of Causeway Bay http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/CQBGiJsPwb

        2 replies 29 retweets 40 likes
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      15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: A stand-off ensues between protesters and police at Victoria Park, the starting point of the march, as crowds chant for officers to clear the roads and let more people assemble http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/X0pYslE16i

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      16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: What the July 1 march looks like from above http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/uJtri5JpVl

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      17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: Scenes from the march http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/9M8eUsEL7F

        5 replies 12 retweets 10 likes
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      18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: Half of a glass panel at Legco has been smashed through, but police inside are gearing up to push back the crowd http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/oNS0y8DrQC

        6 replies 18 retweets 20 likes
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      19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: Retiree Lau Yeung-ching turned 80 last month, and joined the last two massive marches in June. “My children have to work today, so I came alone. I am as fit as a fiddle, so of course I have to march while I still can.” http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/6QGuumvDRv

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      20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        SCMP News Retweeted Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪

        #LIVE:https://twitter.com/XScmp/status/1145618344210358272 …

        SCMP News added,

        0:39
        Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 @XinqiSu
        Water bottles, eggs, cardboard boxes are hurled over the metal fence into Civic Square outside government headquarters, where dozens of anti riot police officers are stationing. An officer has been broadcasting warning. pic.twitter.com/8eEA0hDWed
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      21. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: Protesters are urged to walk along Jaffe Road towards Wan Chai, and then rejoin the procession on Lockhart Road http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/wbmpgvozqN

        1 reply 1 retweet 9 likes
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      22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        SCMP News Retweeted Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪

        #LIVE:https://twitter.com/XScmp/status/1145624720575827970 …

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        0:14
        Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 @XinqiSu
        Protesters inside Legco demonstration area are trying to break the glass doors at members entrance no 1 and public entrance. Many shouting "block cameras" and using umbrellas to block reporters' views. pic.twitter.com/UyW6d1NWFL
        1 reply 6 retweets 6 likes
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      23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: Protesters smashing the glass at the Legco entrance with metal bars http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/acJcmBb9X4

        3 replies 7 retweets 6 likes
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      24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: For the first time today, a small group of protesters has entered Legco through the main entrancehttp://buff.ly/2LsZWIw 

        2 replies 7 retweets 9 likes
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      25. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: Protesters smash main entrance at Hong Kong's Legislative Councilhttp://buff.ly/2LsZWIw 

        3 replies 13 retweets 12 likes
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      26. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: As thousands are still marching, here's a map of where other protesters and police have clashed around Legco http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/qklyeQRMUm

        2 replies 14 retweets 11 likes
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      27. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: A red alert has been issued for the first time ever in Hong Kong's legislature. The warning means everyone should evacuate the area http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/Xbzo7PlxQg

        3 replies 95 retweets 98 likes
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      28. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: Protesters dismantle metal fencing at Hong Kong's Legislative Councilhttp://buff.ly/2LsZWIw 

        1 reply 21 retweets 10 likes
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      29. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: Doors ripped off, steel shutters smashed: 2 doors in the Legco drum area have been ripped off. Protesters then use metal barricades to pound sealed steel shutters. They continue to use umbrellas to block the media's views http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/3JK0CCNS1f

        6 replies 51 retweets 76 likes
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      30. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: Police, over loudspeakers, say protesters have committed criminal offences by breaking the legislature’s glass wall. They accuse some protesters of attacking officers with lime powder, which can burn the skin and eyeshttp://buff.ly/2LsZWIw 

        3 replies 16 retweets 13 likes
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      31. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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        #LIVE: Protesters seem uninterested in going into the legislature. They pile umbrellas at the entrances even after tearing through fencing and gates http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/HmtCuSLC8t

        2 replies 11 retweets 17 likes
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