#LIVE: Protesters ram legislature as #HongKong marks tense handover anniversary – follow our live coverage:https://buff.ly/2LsZWIw
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#LIVE: The annual July 1 march appears to have kicked off http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/OCqCL34eVBShow this thread -
#LIVE: The July 1 march has taken over the streets of Causeway Bay http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/CQBGiJsPwb
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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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#LIVE: What the July 1 march looks like from above http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/uJtri5JpVl
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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
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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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#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
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#LIVE: Protesters smashing the glass at the Legco entrance with metal bars http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/acJcmBb9X4
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#LIVE: For the first time today, a small group of protesters has entered Legco through the main entrancehttp://buff.ly/2LsZWIwShow this thread -
#LIVE: Protesters smash main entrance at Hong Kong's Legislative Councilhttp://buff.ly/2LsZWIwShow this thread -
#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
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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
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#LIVE: Protesters dismantle metal fencing at Hong Kong's Legislative Councilhttp://buff.ly/2LsZWIwShow this thread -
#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
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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/2LsZWIwShow this thread -
#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
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#LIVE: An architect familiar with the layout of the metal fencing removed by protesters says: “It was meant to be a partition between the parking area behind the fence and the public space outside. It's not designed for security purposes” http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/iDDLIqVPhj
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