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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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    10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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      SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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  #HongKongProtests

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #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  #HongKongProtests

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #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  #HongKongProtests

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #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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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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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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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: Addressing service disruptions and closure of several stations, MTR Corp’s operations director Adi Lau defended the arrangements and condemned acts of vandalism by protesters. "We have no other choice but to do so due to safety reasons," he sayshttp://sc.mp/zeg4 

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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: Riot police have fired at least five rounds of tear gas at protesters gathering at Shatin Pass Road in Wong Tai Sin http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtests

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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: Some of the protesters in Wong Tai Sin have retreated back into the MTR station http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/zjXlapRonW

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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: MTR says trains from Tiu Keng Leng to Whampoa will not stop at Wong Tai Sin station http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtests

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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          SCMP News Retweeted SCMP Hong Kong

          #LIVE: A section of Lung Cheung Road in Wong Tai Sin has reopened to traffic after police cleared protestershttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1165252230645075968 …

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          Police officers retake possession of Lung Cheung Road after a clearance operation Video: SCMP/Chris Lau #HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/3QYvCGuf8d
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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: About 100 protesters have gathered outside Lok Fu MTR station and are discussing their next move. Most arrived on foot from Wong Tai Sin, about 500m away http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtests

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        14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: A police source says 11 men and seven women have been arrested on Saturday so far, including Ventus Lau Wing-hong, organiser of the day's march http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtests

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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: Dozens of protesters have taken a train from Lok Fu to Sham Shui Po. They are shouting slogans in the MTR station, including: "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/gv3R9LzLW5

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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          SCMP News Retweeted SCMP Hong Kong

          #LIVE: Back in Wong Tai Sin, police have left the scene after dispersing local residents on Ching Tak Street. The locals had been shouting at officers from the pavement, accusing them of being "black cops"https://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1165261364610437120 …

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          0:32
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          In Wong Tai Sin, police disperse a group that appears to be comprised of local residents after the crowd chanted slogans including "black cops" Video: SCMP/Chris Lau #HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/IpIM2k1nF9
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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: There have been clashes in at least three areas on Saturday. The map below shows where they took place http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/pp3uJ1ui2G

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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          SCMP News Retweeted SCMP Hong Kong

          #LIVE: A man is beaten by protesters, before another man emerges with a chopperhttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1165268158023794688 …

          SCMP News added,

          1:14
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          In Sham Shui Po, a man is beaten by protesters, before another man emerges with a chopper Video: SCMP/Sum Lok-kei #HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/ozCjp6AKrC
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        19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: Protesters have now set up barricades and blocked a section of Yen Chow Street outside Sham Shui Po Police Station http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtests

          2 replies 7 retweets 7 likes
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        20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          SCMP News Retweeted SCMP Hong Kong

          #LIVE: Police charge at protesters on Yen Chow Street but the crowd retreats quicklyhttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1165271134448676865 …

          SCMP News added,

          1:09
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          Police have charged at protesters in Sham Shui Po, forcing demonstrators to quickly retreat Video: SCMP/Karen Zhang #HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/fcvHzl19Ya
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        21. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: With protesters now nowhere to be seen on the street, officers are heading back to Sham Shui Po Police Station http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/M5euyTxu8E

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        22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: Tensions are high in Wong Tai Sin as protesters point laser beams at police. Officers have raised a blue flag, warning people to disperse or they may use force http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtests

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        23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: Journalists associations condemn actions of pro-government protesters at RTHK rally, accusing them of infringing on the freedom of the press in Hong Kong http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtests

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        24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: A police source says 28 people, 18 men and 10 women, have been arrested in operations on Saturday so far http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtests

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        25. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 24
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          #LIVE: The MTR's Kwun Tong line will resume normal services at 11.45pm, the company says. Stations between Kowloon Bay and Lam Tin will reopen http://sc.mp/zeg4  #HongKongProtests

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