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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #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

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      #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

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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #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

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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #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

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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #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

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #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

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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #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

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #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

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #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

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      #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

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      SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #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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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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          #LIVE: Riot police have also come from Causeway Road in Tin Hau. Some protesters have retreated into Victoria Park. http://sc.mp/3nrqw  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/gbEMc4ej33

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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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          #LIVE: A police source has confirmed to the Post that undercover officers have been deployed to infiltrate radical protesters. Follow our live coverage here: http://sc.mp/3nrqw  #hongkongprotests

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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          #LIVE: Police have fired at least one live round skywards near Victoria Park as a warning shot to protesters, a source from the force confirms to the Post. http://sc.mp/3nrqw  #hongkongprotests

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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          #LIVE: This would be the second time since protests began in June that police have fired live rounds. Follow our live coverage here http://sc.mp/3nrqw  #hongkongprotests

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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          #LIVE: In Tsim Sha Tsui, police on Nathan Road are continuing to advance, warning people on the street that it is no longer a safe place. Most protesters have already left. http://sc.mp/3nrqw  #hongkongprotests

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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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          #LIVE: Two residents, angry about the disruption to traffic and the chaos in their neighbourhood, are taking it upon themselves to clear road barricades in Tin Hau, set up by protesters http://sc.mp/3nrqw  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Feluq5Lh0o

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