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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #LIVE: Protesters are building a barrier with luggage trolleys. Buses are still arriving at the terminus but there appears to be no way through at the moment http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/eUMVLH01VD

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    2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #LIVE: Pictures from on the ground show a heavy police presence at the airport http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/CjgzKoJ0EV

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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #LIVE: A proposed family march in Tin Shui Wai to urge the government to respond to the public's five demands has been postponed for a second time http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtests

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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 31
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      #LIVE Over 500 people have gathered outside the British consulate in support of a petition for Britain to give equal rights to British Nationals (Overseas). They are chanting “don’t leave us behind!” and “British in Hong Kong!" http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtests

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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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      #LIVE: Police have cleared onlookers and press away from an exit at arrival hall B, where protesters are gathering outside with their umbrellas opened http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/xVAYdaVhIB

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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      #LIVE: Police armed with riot gear have arrived at the airport http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/JsWTWLhzde

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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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      #LIVE: Meanwhile, at the rally outside the British consulate, one of the event's organisers says the turnout has far exceeded his expectations http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/FOXMKDZHQD

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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      #LIVE: Travellers, airline crew, and protesters have been forced to get off their buses and are making the rest of their way to the airport on foot http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/GyDvJTKOq2

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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      #LIVE: Protesters at the airport are now making their way to Tung Chung, the closest residential neighbourhood after a tense stand-off with police http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/ZT5oRdpuzx

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      #LIVE: Police have announced they will soon conduct a dispersal operation and say all protesters should "stop their illegal acts immediately" http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtests

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      #LIVE: Airport Express services between Hong Kong and Airport stations have been suspended due to someone trespassing on the track near the airport http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtests

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: The protest is beginning to impact some Cathay Pacific flights. Some 11 flights to Europe, Australia and Africa have been proactively delayed by up to two hours http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtests

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          #LIVE: Traffic is at a standstill at the airport and on Tsing Ma Bridge. Scores of people have left their vehicles and are walking from the bridge to the airport. They face a 16km walk http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/GduITUun0w

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