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    1. 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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      #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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    3. 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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    4. 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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    5. 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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      #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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    7. 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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      #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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    9. 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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      #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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      #LIVE: Riot police have stopped advancing and got into police vans at the junction of Nathan Road and Waterloo Road. Soon after, the vehicles leave the scene http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/rsIs2jSPJF

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions issued a statement condemning radical protesters who damaged its workers' club in the afternoon, including spraying engine oil at its logo and the gate, throwing eggs and laser pointing http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Scenes from the ground by SCMP photojournalist Felix Wong http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/mhUrcjkzKT

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station's report room service has been suspended temporarily. Police have asked the public not to obstruct the access of emergency vehicles. http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests via @SCMPHongKong

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 17
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          #LIVE: With most protesters mostly gone and riot police leaving as traffic resumes in Mong Kok, we are now closing our live blog. Stay tuned for a wrap of the day's events via @SCMPHongKong http://sc.mp/2r6q  #hongkongprotests

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