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    1. 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

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    2. 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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    3. 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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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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      #LIVE: Scenes from the march http://buff.ly/2LsZWIw pic.twitter.com/9M8eUsEL7F

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    5. 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

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    6. 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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    7. 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 …

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      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
      1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
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    8. 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

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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      #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
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    10. 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

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      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 

      2:46 AM - 1 Jul 2019
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      • Markiana Chau SpiritGuard 中野 宗 (NAKANO Hajime) 🇭🇰 Peter Barfuss 𒀱 Diana Zhang James Thorburn 🌐 ℜeiso))) 阎阿瑟 #FreeHongKong Da'Monarch Ellis Dee Marian Houk
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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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          #LIVE: Protesters smash main entrance at Hong Kong's Legislative Councilhttp://buff.ly/2LsZWIw 

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        3. 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

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        4. 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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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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          #LIVE: Protesters dismantle metal fencing at Hong Kong's Legislative Councilhttp://buff.ly/2LsZWIw 

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        6. 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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        7. 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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        8. 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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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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          SCMP News Retweeted Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪

          #LIVE:https://twitter.com/XScmp/status/1145645154390298625 …

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          0:21
          Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 @XinqiSu
          Metal bars of a fence at Legco demonstration area facing Tim Mei Rd were torn down by protesters, opening a new big entrance to the area. pic.twitter.com/9CCCVI6fc0
          1 reply 8 retweets 14 likes
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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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          SCMP News Retweeted Rachel Cheung

          #LIVE:https://twitter.com/RachelCheung1/status/1145648198049886208 …

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          Rachel CheungVerified account @rachel_cheung1
          Covered in placards, a tram station in Admiralty has become a popular Instagram spot for #antiELAB protesters, attracting plenty of selfie takers pic.twitter.com/D5vynfyHMz
          1 reply 1 retweet 10 likes
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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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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

          3 replies 9 retweets 14 likes
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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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          SCMP News Retweeted Rachel Cheung

          #LIVE:https://twitter.com/RachelCheung1/status/1145652792603791360 …

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          Rachel CheungVerified account @rachel_cheung1
          Stations collecting placards and plastic bottles for recycling are everywhere to be found at the end of the #antiELAB march. Volunteers wash and sort the bottles, removing the caps, etc. pic.twitter.com/Neslstemnn
          0 replies 3 retweets 9 likes
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