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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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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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    2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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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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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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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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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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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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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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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  #hongkongprotests

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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      #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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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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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  #hongkongprotests

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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      #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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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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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  #hongkongprotests

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    10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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      #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  #hongkongprotests

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      #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  #hongkongprotests

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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          #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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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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          #LIVE: The government has issued a statement to condemn protesters who "deliberately undermine social peace and even challenge national sovereignty" http://sc.mp/8xoz  #hongkongprotests

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 3
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          #LIVE: Police fire a fresh round of tear gas in Wong Tai Sin, as clashes break out between protesters and those living in the disciplined services quarters. Both groups had earlier hurled objects at each other http://sc.mp/8xoz  #hongkongprotests

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        1. James‏ @James19934259 Aug 3
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          Slowly retreating isn’t going to cut it. They need to gtfo there and drop the station shutters for the night. The city won’t forget this though

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