#LIVE: Organisers tell the media in a WhatsApp group that 120,000 people joined their official anti-government march in Mong Kok http://sc.mp/8xoz #hongkongprotests
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#LIVE: Fences along Jordan Road are being dismantled to make barricades as others hold umbrellas to shield those in the act. Meanwhile, at the Nathan and Jordan Road crossing, protesters have occupied a junction http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/FlQLEsr6rd
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#LIVE: The first of the protesters walking back from Tsim Sha Tsui, where protesters briefly blockaded the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, begin to arrive at Mong Kok train station in Argyle Street http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/ywp7trji3w
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#LIVE: Traditional Hong Kong scaffolding made from bamboo is being used to build a barricade along Waterloo Road http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/6a5CeVPzi7
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#LIVE: Protesters have surrounded Tsim Sha Tsui police station, pointing laser pens at the building. Some are throwing projectiles through the gates http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/cfpJH69T8a
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#LIVE: Protesters are setting up barricades to block the street in Middle Road, near the junction with Nathan Road. They move road blocks into the street outside the Peninsula Hotel and ask bystanders not to take pictures http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/zbvhloYTFW
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#LIVE: Police estimate that 4,200 people took part in the approved march in Mong Kok this afternoon. Organisers earlier revealed their attendance estimate of 120,000 http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Another defence line is being drawn by protesters at the junction of Canton Road and Peking Road, as they block traffic to parts of Nathan Road, Salisbury Road, as well as access to the Star Ferry pier http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/DrGgsPBblm
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#LIVE: Protesters were told at 8pm to “to stop their illegal acts and disperse peacefully” from Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, police say. Some of the 100-strong crowd have been pelting bricks into the car park and spray-painting vehicles through fenceshttps://twitter.com/VictorTing7/status/1157632327046111232 …
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#LIVE: A paper box outside Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station is set on fire http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/LaVBPf9DQh
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#LIVE: Scenes from outside Tsim Sha Tsui police station. Some people are removing bricks from the ground outside, as the complex continues to be a target of ire http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/GW8Y8j4aSg
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#LIVE: Riot police come out in force from Mong Kok police station to clear road blocks and protesters in the area http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Hundreds of riot police officers are forming multiple lines of defence on Nathan Road. They have fired a round of tear gas in Austin Road as they step up their attempts to clear protesters http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/BJ7nFm1G4H
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#LIVE: In a statement, police say they used tear gas to disperse protesters outside Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station after a large "radical" group continued to gather, setting fire at various locations at the site http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: A police special tactical squad in Mong Kok is clamping down on protesters, using batons and pinning those they catch to the ground http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/QBkXwrpmsj
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#LIVE: Tear gas is likely to be fired towards protesters in Nathan Road, near Argyle Street, after police raised the black warning flag. A petrol bomb is thrown at police on Nathan Road but it lands short of its target http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/DunFUjV4KJ
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#LIVE: There are ongoing stand-offs between police and protesters in at least three locations in the Nathan Road area, the main arterial road running through Kowloon http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Bm0VEbp83u
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#LIVE: Writing on his Facebook page, former chief executive Leung Chun-ying says he will offer HK$1 million to any resident who can provide evidence leading to the arrest of protesters who threw the Chinese flag into the harbour http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: More scenes from the ground in Mong Kok http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Ubr9qZJwfh
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#LIVE: Riot police advance on Nathan Road and briefly stop at Mong Kok MTR station, where plumes of white smoke are seen. Meanwhile, on another stretch along Nathan, a long line of at least 20 police vans carrying riot squads are travelling slowly http://sc.mp/8xoz pic.twitter.com/yFcF81Ca9L
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#LIVE: More tear gas is fired in Tsim Sha Tsui outside the police station, forcing protesters to retreat http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Drys3B1Rav
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#LIVE: A roadside vendor, equipped with gas mask and goggles, refuses to shut up shop despite finding himself in the midst of tear gas chaos http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/P62S846Ptj
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#LIVE: The Cross-Harbour Tunnel is blockaded for the second time in five hours http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Tk15BCFnvn
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#LIVE: At police’s request, routine MTR trains will skip Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei stations, but special services are being arranged to allow passengers to leave those stations http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Stand-offs between protesters and police continue in three locations: Tsim Sha Tsui - where things seem to be winding down - Mong Kok and Wong Tai Sinpic.twitter.com/Yw8PjwwcM5
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#LIVE: Hundreds of residents have gathered at Wong Tai Sin bus terminus to ask riot police to leave after arrests were made at the MTR station. Officers board several police vehicles and seem prepared to leave the area http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: About 300 to 400 residents and protesters are blocking a few police vehicles from leaving Wong Tai Sin. They are surrounding the vans, believed to be holding suspects who were arrested earlier http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/pT5tePHX6W
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#LIVE: Police have raised the black flag warning in Wong Tai Sin, meaning they intend to fire tear gas if crowds do not comply with their orders http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Tear gas is fired in Wong Tai Sin. Many among the crowds are unequipped to deal with this as they are residents http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: After a round of tear gas fired in Wong Tai Sin, residents and police remain in a stand-off. Officers are slowly retreating to the police station on Sha Tin Pass Road, but many residents remain on the scene as emotions flare http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Scenes from the ground at Wong Tai Sin, where police fired a round of tear gas in a stand-off with residents http://sc.mp/8xoz#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/ZlNUwqL3DO
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