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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 2
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      #LIVE: In Edinburgh Place, the organiser of the medical rally announces it estimates more than 10,000 people are attending the rally. http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/tmOqDEc77E

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      #LIVE: Engineer Mr. Lee, who has worked for the government for about four years, says he is joining the rally as a private citizen. "As a civil servant, I serve the Hong Kong people instead of just one person." http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Follow our live coverage of the ongoing rally at Hong Kong's Central district here http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/rQatQ54WWf

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      #LIVE: The rally at Edinburgh Place, which has lasted for about 2.5 hours, is coming to an end and people are leaving the site peacefully. The gathering over at Chater Garden remains strong. http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Police say seven more men have been arrested for unlawful assembly for their alleged roles in the Yuen Long attack on July 21, when a group of men in white T-shirts attacked passengers at the town's MTR station. http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotests

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 2
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      #LIVE: At Edinburgh Place, where a medical rally was held, an estimated 10,000 attended. Most of the participants sat on the ground, with some standing on the side, and on a rooftop of the nearby City Hall. http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Ug60UO79Wn

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      #LIVE: Political scientist Joseph Chan Cho-wai says he told senior government officials a few weeks ago there were only two ways to handle the protests, to reform or to suppress. http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/sNrBdgUinr

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      #LIVE: As the rally goes on, Jackson Road, Chater Road and part of Des Voeux Road are closed to traffic. Trams are still running. http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Two young civil servants from the Home Affairs Department come with their faces covered. The pair say the statement calling on them to uphold political neutrality was “ridiculous”. http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Despite the medical rally in Edinburgh Place coming to an end, and a sudden rain storm forcing people to find shelter, hundreds remain, and as the rain stops some return to the stage. http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Those attending the rally start a Lennon Wall outside Chater Garden, where messages of support for protesters are posted. http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Zwhmeea3Y9

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          #LIVE: Organiser Ngan Mo-chau say they made the difficult decision to initiate the rally because "you can strip my identity as a civil servant, but you can't strip my identity as a Hongkonger". http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotests

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          #LIVE: Organiser Ngan Mo-chau says they do not know how many people have come out to the rally, but is encouraged by the turnout. "It also echoed our rally theme which says civil servants should stand together with citizens." http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotests

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          #LIVE: Leading public administration scholar John Burns, who is not at Chater Garden: “Our political leaders demonstrate again their incompetence. The government has squandered the community’s good will.” http://sc.mp/2eo8  #hkprotests #hongkongprotests

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