#LIVE: About half a dozen officers are lined up behind water barriers guarding the government headquarters. On the other side, protesters are shouting abuse at them. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/P0OtJ0uNeL
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#LIVE: More petrol bombs have been thrown by protesters on Tim Wa Avenue, near the government complex, causing a fire. Police have responded with tear gas. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/iAjnT6mGvc
#LIVE: Protesters are hurling bricks at police with giant slingshot on Harcourt Road. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/jWieuXG3Lw
#LIVE: Riot police have been mobilised, and are heading from Central along Connaught Road Central towards the government headquarters. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Protesters have thrown more petrol bombs at the government complex http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/AymDBbOxLA
#LIVE: Scenes from the ground outside the PLA building in Admiralty.
: SCMP/Xiaomei Chen, Felix Wong http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/jXMRZSGIVl
#LIVE: Major roads on Hong Kong Island have been blocked intermittently with heavy traffic jams expected across the island. Affected areas include Sai Ying Pun, Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/YWf2cX2HbD
#LIVE: At least dozens of riot police have arrived south of the government complex where crowds of protesters were earlier driven away by water cannons. They proceed to remove barricades set up by demonstrators. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/LhXy996FtY
#LIVE: Chief Superintendent John Tse’s wife’s phone number and the school of his two sons is sprayed on a billboard, reflecting the wider doxxing and trolling campaign waged by anti-government protesters on police officers http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Riot police are coming from three directions, including Central, Harcourt Road and Tim Mei Avenue directions. Protesters are now retreating in the direction of Pacific Place. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: After violent clashes lasting an hour between police and protesters on Harcourt Road, demonstrators have retreated in the direction of Admiralty while riot officers move in. Bricks, shells and debris can be seen on the ground. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/O03SMHkkRC
#LIVE: Scenes from the ground
: SCMP/Sam Tsang, K.Y. Cheng http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/kayHKSYC8C
#LIVE: Riot police who were standing by Tim Mei Avenue are moving towards Admiralty. There are few protesters left in the area. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Police have regained control of the streets outside government HQs, with many protesters retreating to Wan Chai and Causeway Bay. Follow our coverage here: http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Inside Admiralty MTR station, some ticket vending machines have been spray painted in black. Protesters are angry about the rail operator's handling of services during protests. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/hR7uhTT9Df
#LIVE: In Causeway Bay, protesters have cut the wires in a lamp post outside the Sogo department store. The lamp post has six surveillance cameras attached to it. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Y5eHEjJkdl
#LIVE: Some entrances and exits at West Kowloon station have been temporarily closed in response to police requests, an MTR spokesman says. Exits B, D, F, G, H, J and the sky corridor on the ground floor are now closed. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: A group of protesters in Causeway Bay have decided to head to North Point. They plan to protest against triads who they claim were involved in attacks on protesters before. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: The fire on Hennessy Road is gradually being put out after firefighters arrived on the scene http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/8Phvtw2dhL
#LIVE: A police water cannon has also arrived at the scene of the now-extinguished fire on Hennessy Road. Police have warned that dyed water will be sprayed to identify protesters before arrest. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/2xzS8oDDbF
#LIVE: Riot police are now dismantling the barricade set up by protesters after the fire is extinguished. Dozens of officers from the special tactical squad, known as Raptors, have arrived. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/3GB8tNKObP
#LIVE: Graffiti is sprayed at Admiralty station, reading: "You block [the stations], I spray [paint]".
Two exits, A and B, will be temporarily closed due to an emergency situation, a spokesman says. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/ZHwzUIzysT
#LIVE: Protesters in Causeway Bay are leaving after learning dozens of riot police are pushing in from Wan Chai, following the water cannon vehicles down Hennessy Road.
Some say they are going to Tsim Sha Tsui. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Protesters in Wan Chai have now retreated further down Hennessy Road in the direction of Causeway Bay and are near Stewart Road. They are about 100 metres from riot police. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: At least four petrol bombs have been thrown as riot police march towards protesters on Hennessy Road. Police responded with tear gas.
Police have also deployed a water cannon, using liquid mixed with tear gas. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/DJ1Efiih4g
#LIVE: Admiralty station is closed with no trains on the Island, Tsuen Wan or South Island lines stopping there.
Sai Ying Pun station is also still closed as are some exits at Sheung Wan station. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Police have fired several rounds of tear gas in Causeway Bay near the Sogo department store, after protesters threw petrol bombs. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/dPRH5uhHfm
#LIVE: Over on Kowloon, protesters have occupied the main thoroughfare on Nathan Road.
: SCMP/Chris Lau, Dickson Lee http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/sziGphsSXh
#LIVE: Protesters have lit another fire near Sogo department store using rubbish bins and umbrellas. Police fire another three rounds of tear gas. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Rj4SYZNEWe
#LIVE: Riot police have fired multiple rounds of tear gas during the day, but protesters have shown their resilience. This man put a tear gas canister inside a jar. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/4QsPAEbG4H
#LIVE: Across the harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui, trouble is brewing. After letting some buses pass, protesters have now set up roadblocks on Nathan Road with rubbish bins and signs. http://sc.mp/3nrqw #hongkongprotests
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