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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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      #LIVE: Hung Hom march kicks off in Hong Kong under spectre of clashes and police water cannons. Follow our coverage live here https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3023194/all-eyes-hung-hom-march-hong-kong-kicks-11th-week-protests?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1566030841 … via @SCMPHongKong #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: A mall in Whampoa, Hung Hom, is planning to shut down later in the day while some shops have also chose to close for the rest of the day http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/NCJWjkCkvG

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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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      #LIVE: A look at how the march will roughly go http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests via @SCMPHongKongpic.twitter.com/PC3phjbBi4

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      #LIVE: The march kicked off around 3.45pm and protesters quickly spilled across the whole of Yuk Yat Street, from designated pedestrian paths http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests via @SCMPHongKongpic.twitter.com/O06JyAi4u2

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Protesters are shouting abuse at four police officers, calling them “black cops” and “triads”. “Go away, we feel safer without you!” they shout. Some of them start raising their hands in protest. http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/HLTXpuVQRR

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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Scenes from the ground. Photos: Felix Wong and Sam Tsang http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/7tzukTzDAC

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: A few marchers throw eggs at the office of a district councillor from the Beijing-loyalist Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and spray the word "shameful" on the gate. http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests via @SCMPHongKongpic.twitter.com/RBgtuEiocf

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: The first wave of marchers reached the end point at Whampoa MTR station exit A at around 4.30pm. Other groups are splintering off from the designated route. One walks down Wuhu Street, while others occupy Ma Tau Wai Road http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/x8TQhdoRVA

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Marches have set fresh pineapples at the entrance of the pro-establishment Hong Kong Federation of Trade unions building. The pineapples are symbols for grenades http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests via @SCMPHongKongpic.twitter.com/YSL7pN96Hw

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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: While the crowd of protesters flooding into Whampoa is getting thinner, dozens of people, mostly in black, are gathering on the roads. Most of the others walk towards Ma Tau Wai Road, heading to To Kwa Wan. http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Across the harbour, thousands have filled Tamar Park in Admiralty for a pro-government rally. They sang the national anthem and chant: "Anti-violence, save Hong Kong!" http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/H0pUvZ083J

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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: The Hung Hom Police Station report room service has been temporarily suspended. For more from @SCMPHongKong, follow our live coverage here http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: As the Hung Hom march draws to an official close at 5.30pm, about 20 masked protesters in black start to gather resources such as gloves from a makeshift booth http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: A planned "pets rally" in Central has been cancelled after participants feared it would be hijacked for political means. They're calling for it to be moved to Sunday during the rally in Victoria Park http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: The organisers of the march in Hung Hom have announced the official end of the rally. The roads outside the Whampoa MTR exit are now supposed to reopen for traffic. http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Protesters have now made their way towards Prince Edward and Mong Kok. The procession is spread thin, and instead of occupying roads, they only travel along pedestrian paths http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Some riot officers are seen standing by outside Mong Kok Police Station. A small number of protesters from the Hung Hom march are headed to the district http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/g2Svkrr79v

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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Hundreds of protesters are marching along Nathan Road southbound in Mong Kok, occupying the lanes. Nathan Road northbound remains open for traffic http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: About 60 protesters are in standoff with riot police outside Mong Kok Police Station. Protesters are yelling: "Where’s your tear gas?" http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Protesters marching along Nathan Road are chanting: "See you tomorrow at Victoria Park." They are referring to a mass, anti-government assembly planned for Victoria Park in Causeway Bay on Sunday afternoon http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Across the harbour at a pro-government rally in Tamar Park, people condemn the attack on two mainland Chinese men at the airport by anti-extradition bill protesters on Tuesday http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Outside Mong Kok Police Station, two eggs are thrown by protesters in the direction of officers standing guard http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/jDmbPtYCrG

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        20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Pro-Beijing political heavyweights were among those at Tamar Park. Organisers say 476,000 people have attended the rally. http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/NBclQ49gNR

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        21. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Officers at Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station gear up with helmets and shields as protesters earlier proposed to target the premises http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Protesters remain outside Mong Kok Police Station http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests via @SCMPHongKongpic.twitter.com/c6kqHAb8XQ

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        23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Laser lights have been pointed at officers at Mong Kok Police Station, a spokesman for the force says, warning that the crowd is participating in an illegal assembly. He called on people to leave http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Most protesters are now in Mong Kok, fully geared with helmets and masks. They're focused on the police station and a stand-off ia under way. http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        25. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Protesters have also built roadblocks on Prince Edward Road, and a bus and other vehicles have been stopped. http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/HXjVqHaeac

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        26. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Riot police are gathering in Mong Kok as protesters converge there after the Hung Hom march, which has officially ended http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        27. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Police say they will disperse protesters surrounding Mong Kok Police Station shortly and have appealed to demonstrators and other members of the public at the scene to leave immediately. http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        28. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: As riot police advanced along Nathan Road, protesters fled to neighbouring Sai Yeung Choi Street South, although some demonstrators called on others to try to enter Mong Kok Police Station. http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/uQJL3HGAOK

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        29. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Protesters try to flee onto the neighbouring Sai Yeung Choi Street South, with some calling on others to enter the police station. Police contingents have largely been unable to keep up with the fluid protesters. http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/9qk00TXHGW

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        30. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: More than 100 protesters are thought to be scattered throughout Mong Kok in a cat-and-mouse game with police. Some have vanished into side lanes while others rest in the MTR station http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/8WsLV4rfnm

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        31. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Barely half of the shops along Nathan Road are still open, as protesters take to Mong Kok and riot police gear up. Follow our live coverage via @SCMPHongKong here http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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