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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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      #LIVE: On a footbridge on Shun Tung Road in Tung Chung, police have surrounded some people, who appear to be residents. Other officers fan out to prevent more onlookers from getting close http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/kyRU9zbYd4

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    2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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      #LIVE: Scenes outside Prince Edward MTR station http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/mv6NRyolJa

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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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      #LIVE: About 20 elite police officers, known as Raptors, enter Fu Tung Estate in Tung Chung, but no arrests are seen. Meanwhile, on a nearby footbridge, at least four people are seen being taken to a police vanhttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1170298244062015494 …

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      At Shun Tung Road in Tung Chung, at least 4 people are escorted into a police van Video: SCMP/Linda Lew pic.twitter.com/ONMcieDeMd
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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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      SCMP News Retweeted SCMP Hong Kong

      #LIVE: As night falls, there are still 200 people outside Prince Edward station, demanding that the MTR release CCTV footage of what happened on August 31. Over in Kowloon Bay, there are still almost 100 protesters in Telford Plazahttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1170307727333056512 …

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      The scene outside Prince Edward station, where over 200 people have gathered, chanting slogans Video: SCMP/Mimi Lau pic.twitter.com/IL41y0lPLS
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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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      #LIVE: An officer raises a blue flag at Mong Kok Police Station in Prince Edward, warning that officers will use force to disperse crowds. But protesters outside show no signs of moving. Some later move on to block Prince Edward Road West http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/vMYuNF1jmI

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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      #LIVE: Messages posted on a pillar at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin include protesters' demands and details of a coming assembly, as well as overall context of the protest movement that has gripped the city http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/aq2lckEch4

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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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      #LIVE: Protesters have started a fire outside Mong Kok Police Station, but fire engines swoop in to put out the flameshttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1170319083151085568 …

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      Firefighters arrive to put out the fire protesters set outside Mong Kok Police Station Video: SCMP/Mimi Lau pic.twitter.com/lTsawIzsX8
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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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      #LIVE: On Nathan Road in Mong Kok, where hundreds have gathered in a stand-off with officers outside a police station, the elite Raptors have formed a line http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/LTdUVNzyRE

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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      #LIVE: Outside the Prince Edward MTR station exit which is adorned with flowers, a small fire has been started http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/e5UC2uchyo

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    10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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      #LIVE: The MTR has announced that Mong Kok station is now closed. Prince Edward station, just one stop away, remains closed as well http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtests

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      #LIVE: In Mong Kokhttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1170325322794856448 …

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      Protesters flee as police chase them on Nathan Road in Prince Edward Video: SCMP/Mantai Chow pic.twitter.com/Tuub1lJqJR
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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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          #LIVE: Chaotic scenes erupt in Prince Edward as angry residents argue with police officers. An officer tells a woman who wants to cross a road to get back and says: "I am asking to you go. Don't give me any excuse. Turn around and leave." http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtests

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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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          #LIVE: A man shouts at the front line of riot police that he supports Hong Kong police, in front of the Prince Edward mourning site. This escalates into shouting matches as people retort with swearing and anti-police slogans http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtests

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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          #LIVE: "Uncle Chan", 73, is seen at the protest again, wearing a vest that says "Protect the Children". He says: "I am not afraid of the danger." He was earlier seen standing in Nathan Road, in between officers and protesters http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/GlnSu0p2Ml

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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          #LIVE: At a junction, people are complaining of the shutdown of main roads and MTR stations, saying they have no way to go home now. They shout and heckle police, with officers responding and warning them to leave, and to stop pointing lasers http://sc.mp/9ni0n pic.twitter.com/GnrpGTnTLj

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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          #LIVE: More scenes from the Sha Tin clash earlier in the evening. Photos: Felix Wong. http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/eDQkWfLlox

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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 7
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          #LIVE: A man caught smoking in Tseung Kwan O station allegedly hit a woman, and others retaliated by hitting him on the head. When he was sent to hospital, others confronted police, and another man was held to the ground. http://sc.mp/9ni0n  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/NGw46IiJAh

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