#LIVE: Hong Kong marks its 12th straight weekend of demonstrations, with tensions rising in a march in Kwun Tong. Follow our live coverage here: http://sc.mp/zeg4 #HongKongProtests
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#LIVE: Protesters are now trying to block roads using bamboo poles and all manner of equipment. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/RLaw3Orgh9
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#LIVE: At one lamp post, protesters appear to have dismantled some equipment. They say they are moving on to the next one. Some circuitry is seen strewn on the ground. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/8CvcOmnj8t
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#LIVE: Scenes from the ground, as some protesters try to set up barriers http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/OIxUv493Vx
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#LIVE: Protesters in black don goggles and masks while building road blocks, seemingly preparing for another confrontation with police. Elsewhere, more "smart lamp posts" have been damaged. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/K4nf05J0QH
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#LIVE: Protesters have built a barricade on Wai Yip Street, near Ngau Tau Kok police station. Some are waving the US flag, while others cover one eye in a gesture that's become familiar in recent weeks http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/Npu3gX2Ogi
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#LIVE: Protesters have gathered in a multilevel industrial building opposite the Ngau Tau Kok police station; they shout taunts at riot police across the street http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/xUN7bLUdEQ
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#LIVE: Protesters outside the Ngau Tau Kok police station threw bricks at riot police, who responded by regrouping. Dozens more police then emerged from the station http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/rzG2GGU2vG
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#LIVE: Hundreds are confronting riot police outside Ngau Tau Kok police station. Over in Kowloon Tong, a pro-establishment group is protesting outside RTHK headquarters. Follow our live coverage here http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Police have raised the red flag warning of the use of force after a brick and water bottle were thrown at officers. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/pQ2JItnWuP
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#LIVE: In Kowloon Tong, pro-Beijing group Politihk Social Strategy were outside the RTHK headquarters protesting what they think is biased reporting http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/zBC9dbCGEs
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#LIVE: Tear gas has been fired on Wai Yip Street outside Ngau Tau Kok police station after clashes between police and protesters. Protesters had thrown projectiles at officers http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Scenes from the ground as tear gas is fired. Photos: SCMP/Sam Tsang http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/gGn0zijQsK
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#LIVE: Police in Kowloon Bay have pushed protesters out of the space near the Zero Carbon Building, the end point of today's assembly. Sheung Yuet Road was also cleared. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/ZM1gKE8DdQ
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#LIVE: Protesters in Ngau Tau Kok are dismantling street fences to build barricades, while officers have formed a line of defence outside the police station. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/5Y5rczKhFG
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#LIVE: A protester in Ngau Tau Kok is taken away in an ambulance, his eyes bandaged. Fellow demonstrators shout "It'll be OK" as he is lifted into the vehicle http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/4ulAgc75uI
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#LIVE: Tear gas fired when police cleared protesters from Wai Yip Street in Ngau Tau Kok has spread to the nearby Telford Gardens housing estate, affecting some bystanders and restaurant customers. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/bEqdV0djax
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#LIVE: A crowd of protesters have gathered on Wai Yip Street, where clashes have turned ugly. Follow our live coverage here http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/H0vuIXUNmN
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#LIVE: Protesters appear to have emptied a fire extinguisher on a staircase that leads to the MTR underground mall next to the MCL Telford Cinema. One protester said they did this to hold off police http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/WxTGMoTbM9
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#LIVE: Scenes from the ground as protests again turn ugly. Photos: AP, Reuters http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/1pQd5zIreO
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#LIVE: Police fire at least a dozen rounds of tear gas on Wai Yip Street, near the junction with Shun Yip Street, after protesters advanced about 100m http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/tvRNOOqtYR
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#LIVE: Protesters in Ngau Tau Kok have taken over Kwun Tong Road in the direction of the eastern tunnel. They have built barricades and cut off traffic. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/TWRipiAasS
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#LIVE: The scene from Wai Yip Street, photos by SCMP's Sam Tsang. Follow our live coverage here http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/2bbJOxGznY
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#LIVE: Most shops at Telford Plaza have closed. Staff of the mall are also replacing drain covers and other objects that had earlier been removed by protesters to build barricades http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/eF87oG6vMY
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#LIVE: Protesters have been on the retreat, heading to Ngau Tau Kok, after riot police cleared barricades on Kwun Tong Road. Riot police have now arrived on Ting Yip Street http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/3DCOaSHaYT
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#LIVE: Police officers are out in force, blocking a section of Kwun Tong Road, thinking protesters might head that way. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/TgH2bnsiWa
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#LIVE: Just in - police have issued a letter of no objection for a protest in Kwai Tsing and Tsuen Wan on Sunday (Aug 25), revoking a decision previously made on Friday. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: A spokesman for MTR Corp has confirmed its staff at Kowloon Bay station called police at 5.45pm after a group of protesters pried open the gates there and entered. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Police arrested a 43-year-old man in Yuen Long on Saturday for rioting, in connection to the July 21 attack by a white-clab mob. This brings the total number of arrests related to this incident to 30. http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Protesters have now gathered in Wong Tai Sin and are blocking some lanes on Lung Cheung Road, a major throughfare http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/pe2MTgP314
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#LIVE: From earlier today - Post photojournalist Sam Tsang captures the dramatic moment a petrol bomb is thrown at police this afternoon http://sc.mp/zeg4#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/lNfeU0WXOO
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