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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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      On a train to Central, an old man is arguing with the protesters. "Don't block the door to stop people from going to work!" the man said. Protesters around him repeatedly apologise while bowing, some have their umbrellas open http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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    2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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      #LIVE: The MTR has announced the suspension of services between Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay on the Island line http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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      #LIVE: A man was seen lying on a stretcher at Lai King station. A bystander says he was found unconscious, lying across the doorway of a stationary train and onto the platform http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/pYt0vE7sPN

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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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      #LIVE: The West Rail line has been hit too. Services between Hung Hom and Kam Sheung Road station are running at eight-minute intervals, with no service going to Yuen Long, Long Ping, Tin Shui Wai, Siu Hong and Tuen Mun http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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      #LIVE: Next up; the Tung Chung line. MTR services between Nam Cheong to Tsing Yi are suspended and Lai King services have stopped amid protest disruption http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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      LIVE: This was the scene as protesters shut down the Cross-Harbour tunnel in Hung Hom at about 8am http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/7iuYatRISf

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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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      #LIVE: Due to severe disruptions to its service, the MTR has announced passengers will not be charged for their journeys http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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      #LIVE: The Airport Authority says 209 flights have been cancelled at Hong Kong airport, as of 8.15am. Ten flights have already been cancelled for Tuesday http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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      #LIVE: Discarded umbrellas are being used to prevent platform doors from closing at Diamond Hill Station http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/tW2kPUVqj3

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    10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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      #LIVE: The government has announced Chief Executive Carrie Lam will meet the media at the ground floor lobby of the Chief Executive’s Office at 10am http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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      SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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      #LIVE: Here is a recap of all the closed stations (marked in pink) http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/I9qOiWhaxI

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: Protesters in Hung Hom are leaving the Cross-Harbour Tunnel and targeting the nearby train station. Verbal disputes have broken out between a passenger and protesters, who accuse the man of hitting elderly protester Alexandra Wong http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/OClsLshacv

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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: The Airport Express is suspended http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: Traffic on Gloucester Road is running smoothly, despite the chaos unfolding underground http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/vKb6SdV4r3

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: There are sporadic attempts to block services at Admiralty railway station. Our reporter @hkchrislau says each disruption so far has been brief and they have not been persistent http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: With the suspension of the Airport Express, anyone who needs to get to the airport on Monday morning is advised to take a taxi http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: Train services for the entire Kwun Tong line are suspended. Bus operators KMB and Long Win Bus urge passengers to be patient as bus services are affected due to busy traffic http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: Carrie Lam is speaking to the press. You can watch on our live blog http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: Chief Executive Carrie Lam tells a press conference the strikes breaking out across Hong Kong will damage the livelihoods of working families http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: In a direct appeal to protesters during the strike, Carrie Lam asks them to consider the impact of their actions on Hong Kong’s population. “We hope our residents think about: are we gambling with the welfare of 7 million people?" http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: “Such extensive disruptions in the name of certain demands or uncooperative movement have seriously undermined Hong Kong’s law and order," says Carrie Lam http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: Police officers at Lai King station removed fire extinguishers placed between the doors while dozens of protesters faced officers in a silent standoff for a few minutes http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/IyPMpH08Ff

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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: Carrie Lam says besieging police stations and blocking railway services challenge the principle of “one country, two systems” and threatens Hong Kong's “prosperity and stability” http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: A group of young protesters sat on a station platform listening to the live-streaming of the government press conference. One of them said Carrie Lam’s remarks will only make him and other young people angrier http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/EjZwERUA9U

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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: Carrie Lam says she will not resign and that some people have put Hong Kong in a very dangerous situation http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: Carrie Lam says she has been meeting representatives from different sectors non-stop over the past two months http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: Protesters are back at the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, a second attempt to disrupt traffic going from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island. They shout “Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our times!” http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/b1yNsoySZn

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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: At least one person was hit by a motorist forcing their vehicle through barricades in Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long. The video appeared on LIHKG, the web forum popular among Hong Kong protesters http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: By 11:30am, 130 flights expecting to leave Hong Kong were cancelled, with a further 19 delayed until Tuesday. For arrivals, 108 flights will now not land, and another 9 will be delayed for at least 24 hours http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtests

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        20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 4
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          #LIVE: Protesters are gathering in New Town Plaza shopping mall ahead of a planned anti-government rally in Sha Tin, due to start at 1pm http://buff.ly/2OEMJ2k  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/3E0pZaPRLh

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