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    1. 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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      #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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    3. 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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    4. 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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    5. 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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    6. 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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    7. 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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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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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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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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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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    10. 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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      SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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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 walkpic.twitter.com/7ouzEoe38l

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Riot police are on the move on Airport Road, getting ready to end the traffic standstill. They are moving towards Tung Chung, removing barricades along the way http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtests

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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Protesters have spray-painted "Communist Rail" on the floor of Tung Chung MTR station, a wordplay on the Cantonese name for the MTR http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/xcgEG9ZFjv

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: In Tung Chung, protesters pulled down a Chinese flag from a government building and set it on fire as onlookers cheered and chanted http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/sFjnnJkwcd

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: An Airport Express train is leaving the airport after being blocked for a long time. Meanwhile, staff at Tung Chung MTR station says the train service is running normally http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtests

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Protesters used metal poles and other items to completely destroy the window of the station control room http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/1SrTIcr5rz

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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: A contingent of police officers marches from the airport to Tung Chung. They remove barricades set up by protesters along the way http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/wVhEkTfDBG

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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Protesters have lit a fire at a barricade on the bridge between the airport and Tung Chung http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/rI449y6TjC

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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: MTR Corporation announces that Tung Chung line trains will not stop at Tung Chung after protesters smash up the station, and the rail operator advises passengers not to go there http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtests

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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: A message on the Telegram app is now calling on protesters to leave the area either via Disneyland or by boat http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtests

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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Photos from inside Tung Chung MTR station, which has been completely trashed http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/hFrhTgMH06

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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Most flights out of Hong Kong are running as normal despite the disruption to airport transport links http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/mSW75O7y85

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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: As protesters continue to walk on the highway to Tsing Ma Bridge, some drivers sound their horns to cheer them on. In Tung Chung, a bus to Sha Tin is packed with people http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/Qs1Q8sZUal

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        14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: A large number of riot police are on the move in Tung Chung, searching for any remaining protesters http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/REB4HkdJMp

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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Most passengers are leaving a train sitting at Tung Chung MTR station after riot police, who are searching for protesters, rush through the carriages http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtests

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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Police have ordered journalists to leave Tung Chung MTR station, saying it is now a crime scene and officers need to gather evidence http://buff.ly/2LcEkzn  #HongKongProtests

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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: At the airport's T2, mainlanders are still waiting at ticket booths for bus services to Shenzhen, but they are told none are available at the moment http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/IRzcUQxR48

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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: The MTR says all stations on the Airport Express and Tung Chung lines will be closed very soon and staff are urging passengers not to linger at Hong Kong station http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotests

          4 replies 15 retweets 11 likes
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        19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: At Yat Tung Estate in Tung Chung, local resident Ibrar says he witnessed four to five masked men chasing down another group. “They were holding metal rods, and one or two had knives, and they were chasing after another group" http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotests

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        20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Protesters and other people from the airport are walking along North Lantau Highway from Tung Chung to Sunny Bay http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/5kVRhfsdia

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        21. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Some people dressed like protesters are seen crammed into luggage racks in public buses, while motorists hand out bottles of water to protesters walking by their cars http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/1RjnYmxUYw

          2 replies 14 retweets 18 likes
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        22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: At the airport bus terminus, the chaos has subsided but long queues are still present as people wait patiently for the few bus services available. Some of them have been waiting for at least an hour http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/u3cEf71zG2

          2 replies 11 retweets 7 likes
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        23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: There is a long line of people at the airport waiting to buy tickets for transport to Shenzhen, across the border from Hong Kong. Some people who already had tickets have now been able to leave the airport http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/uTkVWIAfRX

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        24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Abuse is hurled at riot police making their way out of Tung Chung station. An egg is thrown in their direction. Officers leave vehicles to confront locals, saying in frustration: “Very well, let them [protesters] destroy everything in Tung Chung!” https://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1168133765366865921 …

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        25. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: At least 26 flights departing Hong Kong were cancelled as of 7.55pm, including nine operated by Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotests

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        26. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Anti-government protesters walk on the North Lantau Highway heading from Tung Chung towards Sunny Bay http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/rjdNTlpzuf

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        27. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: At Central Ferry Pier No 6, which serves Mui Wo on Lantau Island, dozens of riot police are standing by. Police have broadcast messages telling commuters not to remain there http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotests

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        28. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: At Central Ferry Pier No 6, police have broadcast messages asking commuters to cooperate and not to remain there. The message says police officers are taking action in response to massive destruction in Tung Chung http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/chMe3ADDHo

          2 replies 12 retweets 8 likes
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        29. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: Police at the Central piers have announced their mission there is over. Officers removed their cordon and headed back to their vehicles. "Our mission tonight is now completed, thank you for your cooperation" http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/MqoR7D3tqe

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        30. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: After walking for more than two hours, some protesters are picked up by volunteer drivers in taxis and private cars near the Tsing Ma Control Area toll plaza. Some are leaving by bus as there is no police presence http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Z93apusAw9

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        31. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 1
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          #LIVE: In Tung Chung, commuters are still waiting hours for buses as the MTR line is suspended. Some have even decided to walk to Disneyland and find alternative transport from there http://sc.mp/cdc1k  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/vayL8XzWyJ

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