#LIVE: Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong are flocking to Victoria Park for a major rally on the eleventh consecutive weekend of unrest https://buff.ly/2HbVCKM #HongKongProtests
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#LIVE: A group of protesters led by “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung, the pro-democracy campaigner, is marching outside of Victoria Park. The park is the only area where the rally is authorised by police http://buff.ly/2HbVCKM#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Protesters are marching in the direction of Wan Chai. Police have refused applications for marches leaving Victoria Park, where the only protest event sanctioned by police for the area is being held#antiEALB#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Protesters are now also on Kai Chiu Road and Yun Ping Road, relatively narrow streets in Causeway Bay. Hennessy Road, the main thoroughfare, is fully jammed#antiEALB#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/Icfj8bkIas
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#LIVE: Two anti-riot vehicles, which have water cannons, left the Police Tactical Unit's Fanling headquarters this morning to be on standby on Hong Kong Island, according to a source. The vehicles were road-tested earlier this month http://buff.ly/2HbVCKM#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Labour Party leader Lee Cheuk-yan appealed to the crowd to leave after the head of the procession he jointly led arrived in Chater Garden in Central. The garden was the end point for a march proposed by the Civil Human Rights Front http://buff.ly/2HbVCKM#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Addressing demonstrators, Lee says the economy is struggling because of the government's failure to listen to people's demands, rather than as a result of the protests http://buff.ly/2HbVCKM#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/6oWO0EfZO1
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#LIVE: In Wan Chai, the sea of protesters parts to make way for an ambulance. Earlier this week, some protesters were criticised for disrupting rescue operations at the airport http://buff.ly/2HbVCKM#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Hours after the rally started, Victoria Park remains packed, with four football pitches filled with protesters. Gloucester Road is busy with people trying to join the rally, as pictured http://buff.ly/2HbVCKM#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/ri3qnSSOSm
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#LIVE: Protesters are packing Hennessy Road in both directions outside Sogo department store. The crowd is barely moving, leaving people stuck in the heavy rain http://buff.ly/2HbVCKM#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: New World First Bus and Citybus announce that 31 routes are suspended while 58 routes are diverted. Find out which routes are affected on our live blog http://buff.ly/2HbVCKM#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Crowds on King's Road, near Fortress Hill MTR station, start to dwindle. People are walking in both directions http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/s9HoBwCR6b
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#LIVE: Thousands of protesters are still marching from Causeway Bay to Central, some marching via Harcourt Road past the city government's headquarters http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/vBciZZh8FH
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#LIVE: As protesters continue to march from Causeway Bay to Sheung Wan, no police officers can be seen along the route, except outside Beijing’s liaison office http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/qdwhEsfHqz
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#LIVE: Outside police headquarters on Arsenal Street, Wan Chai, protesters yell "black cops" and "triads". Some point laser beams at the building complex. No police are on guard outside the premises, which is heavily guarded by water barricades http://sc.mp/riq6 pic.twitter.com/vZI1jE1aE1
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#LIVE: There is a major jam inside and outside Sogo department store in Causeway Bay, as protesters walk in various directions. Some try to go to Victoria Park, others want to get inside the store for a break http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/16CVPxE549
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#LIVE: As night falls, crowds on Causeway Road outside Victoria Park are thinning out. Westbound traffic has restarted, although eastbound lanes remain blocked http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/JgOLBFCs1H
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#LIVE: KMB will arrange special 101 buses from 7.45pm, to carry passengers between Canal Road East in Wan Chai and the Cross-Harbour Tunnel toll plaza in Hung Hom – one end of the tunnel to the other. All other buses via the tunnel remain suspendedhttp://sc.mp/riq6Show this thread -
#LIVE: What happened during today's march. Yellow lines show where marchers stuck to the pavement, orange lines show where they took over some of the road, and the red lines show where they took up the whole road http://sc.mp/riq6 pic.twitter.com/inifD5Ff35
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#LIVE: Protesters are still marching from Causeway Bay to Central, which is now relatively quiet. Unlike during previous protests, they have not set up any blockades, in keeping with the Civil Human Rights Front’s wish that today's event be peaceful http://sc.mp/riq6 pic.twitter.com/8hH3WzLoS5
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#LIVE: After disruption earlier in the day, MTR services are back to normal http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/zQCPfGLHgx
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#LIVE: On Harcourt Road, protesters chase and surround a man in a red T-shirt, said to be from Fujian province. Pro-Beijingers from the province have recently clashed with protesters http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/RUxJOWo9SC
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#LIVE: The Civil Human Rights Front, which organised the rally in Victoria Park, says the rally has officially ended. The group will stay at the park until 11pm, when the event was officially allowed to run until http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Someone has left dry clothes at Causeway Bay MTR station, for rain-sodden protesters to change into. Some marchers dry their feet in front of fans in Times Square http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/MCGxZsPl5L
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#LIVE: The usually bustling shopping district of Causeway Bay is very quiet. Many of the shops closed earlier in the day, while the main thoroughfare of Hennessy Road was closed to traffic because protesters spilled onto it http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/YRUJtwgpLF
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#LIVE: In Admiralty, near the city government's HQ, protesters are gathered, taunting police and shining the customary laser beams. Many are wearing respirators used to defend against tear gas, but they are not building barricades http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/CgJpMDTvLK
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#LIVE: Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front, says 1.7 million people attended the group's rally at Victoria Park http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: "Today has been peaceful, which is exactly what Carrie Lam asked for," Sham says. "I also believe there won’t be clashes tonight. I trust in Hongkongers' wisdom." http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Police warn protesters gathered on Harcourt Road, Admiralty, to leave immediately. They say protesters flung hard objects at the government headquarters using catapults, and flashed laser beams at police officers http://sc.mp/riq6#HongKongProtestsShow this thread - 4 more replies
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