#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: 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
#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 #HongKongProtests
#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
#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
#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
#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 #HongKongProtests
#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 #HongKongProtests
#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 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Some protesters on Harcourt Road are calling on everyone to go home http://sc.mp/riq6 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: A video on social media shows protesters have taken the Chinese flag down from Guangdong Investment Tower in Sheung Wan. When the Post arrives, the Chinese flag is indeed gone, but the Hong Kong flag remains http://sc.mp/riq6 #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/WeLglyWT9X
#LIVE: On Harcourt Road, there is some pushing between protesters and a man in a white shirt. Other demonstrators quickly try to defuse the argument. When things die down, the man appears to be bleeding http://sc.mp/riq6 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Police say 128,000 people joined the rally in Victoria Park at its peak today http://sc.mp/riq6 #HongKongProtests
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