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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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      #LIVE: A police source says three water cannon trucks are on standby at secret locations to handle any possible confrontation. The force has deployed the trucks three times over the past few weeks. https://sc.mp/2j94d  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: More scenes from the ground near Tuen Mun, where tear gas has been fired. Photos: SCMP/Sam Tsang https://sc.mp/2j94d  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Sk3Yd24qYl

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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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      #LIVE:Protesters frantically run into Tuen Mun Town Plaza mall, to escape the tear gas. Volunteer medics carry people affected by tear gas inside the mall. https://sc.mp/2j94d  #hongkongprotests

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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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      #LIVE: The police force warns that officers will soon disperse the crowds, and that protesters should stop their illegal acts and leave immediately. https://sc.mp/2j94d  #hongkongprotests

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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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      #LIVE: At least three people have been taken away by police, during skirmishes after tear gas was fired. https://sc.mp/2j94d  #hongkongprotests

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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      #LIVE: On Tuen Lee Street, protesters set a bin on fire. A couple of petrol bombs are thrown at the wider barricade, causing it to catch fire too. https://sc.mp/2j94d  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/qj13pjO0SE

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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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      #LIVE: Riot police charge into Waldorf Garden housing estate minutes after firefighters put out the fire on the adjacent Tuen Lee Street. https://sc.mp/2j94d  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/OXFt6c9k4B

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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      #LIVE: More than 50 riot police officers are on Tuen Hing Road. https://sc.mp/2j94d  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/3qCFH2dmbr

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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      #LIVE: All Light Rail services in Tuen Mun are being stopped, with protests in the district in full swing. The MTR Corporation says it is suspending Tuen Mun trains and feeder bus services immediately, on police request, because of vandalism at stationshttps://sc.mp/2j94d 

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    10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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      #LIVE: Dozens of police officers are inside Lui Cheung Kwong Lutheran College after getting in via the escape door on Tuen Muen Road. They are now moving along Chi Lok Bridge. There are some verbal arguments between police and bystanders https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtests

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      SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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      #LIVE: At Tuen Mun Town Plaza mall, almost all shops have either closed or have their shutters down, as employees seek refuge in some. In this photo, a shop worker at Hong King Garden on Tsing Sin Street rolls down the shutters https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/qSemFJ17ff

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: After an intense hour of stand-offs in Tuen Mun park, the light rail station and Tuen Mun Town Plaza mall, protesters have mostly dispersed. Hundreds of police officers are still on the streets https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtests

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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: More than 100 riot officers get into police vans which have arrived to pick them up on the Tsing Hoi Circuit. Bystanders shout insults as they leave. On the other side of Tuen Mun River, on Tin Hau Road, officers are also boarding vans to leave https://sc.mp/2j94d pic.twitter.com/w4GedyQ13p

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: More photos from the scene earlier https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/XFJeElfQGX

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: There is a heavy police presence at the now-closed Yuen Long train station, with more than 30 police and riot officers at the scene. Protesters had planned a sit-in at the MTR station to mark two months since the July 21 attacks https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/ku3Q8nJvVM

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Dozens of protesters dressed in black have gathered in Yoho Mall, near Yuen Long MTR station. They are chanting their support for the five main demands of the anti-government movement, and condemning police over their use of force https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/NohyooXnrN

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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: More than 50 shops have closed in the Yoho Mall, including many luxury brands such as Yves Saint Laurent and Chopard. However, a handful of restaurants have stayed open, with people still eating https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/KovHeQKClo

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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: The police presence is increasing outside Yoho Mall. At least six police vans and dozens of officers have arrived https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/wPDrHIaVpH

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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Numbers have swelled inside Yoho Mall, where a few hundred protesters chant slogans and sing Glory to Hong Kong, the new anthem of the protest movement https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/jq7GICk4aU

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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Police have obtained a court order to obtain information on Octopus card transactions and CCTV footage from bus company KMB, to identify protesters who took part in several recent anti-government actions, according to sources https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtests

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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Police have stopped and entered two buses outside Yuen Long's Yoho mall. There was no sign of any arrests https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtests

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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Hundreds of protesters are still inside the Yoho Mall, singing songs. They chant "Liberate Hong Kong; Revolution of our time" https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/ngFbotQ84I

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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          SCMP News Retweeted SCMP Hong Kong

          #LIVE: Inside Yuen Long's Yoho mall, at the closed entrance of the MTR station, several protesters spread a mix of water, paint, detergent and alcohol on the floor to make it slipperyhttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1175395174362468352 …

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          At the closed MTR entrance inside Yoho Mall, several protesters spread the ground with a liquid made from water, paint, detergent and alcohol to make the floor slippery Video: SCMP/Karen Zhang pic.twitter.com/pKWAIhGNd1
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        14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Some protesters are calling for others in Yoho Mall to head off. It appears some will head to Nam Pin Wai, the scene of confrontations after the mob attack on July 21. It was alleged that many of the men involved in the assault were from the village https://sc.mp/2j94d pic.twitter.com/JU3zE0vteE

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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: The fire service has shown up inside Yoho Mall. Firefighters are inspecting the damaged MTR entrance. The fire alarm is sounding and a recorded message is saying: "This is an emergency situation" https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/Sc26mVeZdk

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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: A few hundred protesters have left Yoho Mall, with many saying they are going home. Many left their masks on the doors to one entrance of the mall, but a few small groups are still discussing what to do next https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/bkvVkS40yC

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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: About a dozen officers are on standby at Yuen Long Kau Hui Road, gateway to Nam Pin Wai village, where some protesters said they would head. There were clashes in the village on July 27 after the violence in Yuen Long station a week earlier https://sc.mp/2j94d pic.twitter.com/8HxayWSJAe

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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: The Airport Express rail link will operate a restricted service from 9am on Sunday. The service will run between Hong Kong and Hong Kong International Airport, not stopping at Kowloon, Tsing Yi or AsiaWorld-Expo stations https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtests

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        19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Police in Yuen Long are flashing strong lights at protesters who are now on an overhead bridge yelling profanities at officers https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/615rf2Hz8S

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        20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Petrol bombs have been thrown at the intersection of Fung Kam Street and Fung Cheung Street https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtests

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        21. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Police say they will disperse protesters in Yuen Long shortly as a large number have gathered in the vicinity of Yuen Long West Rail station https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtests

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        22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: The crowd and police have dispersed into different streets in Yuen Long. Outside a convenience store at an alley along Fung Yau Street North, riot police are stuck, with protesters shouting "triads!" at them https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/7TMwKy6OPm

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        23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Meanwhile, in Kowloon, about 100 protesters have gathered outside Prince Edward MTR station. The station is close to Mong Kok Police Station, a regular flashpoint https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtests

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        24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Tensions are still high in Yuen Long. The size of the crowd near an alley along Fung Yau North Street has risen to more than 200. People are yelling profanities at police https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/77p9H1mVGz

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        25. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Dispersal operations are under way in Mong Kok as protesters are blocking carriageways on Nathan Road and setting up barricades with trash bins and debris, paralysing traffic, police say https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtests

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        26. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Still in Yuen Long, on Castle Peak Road near Cheung Sing Path, police have raised the blue flag. They have tear gas pointed at a crowd shouting at them from across the street https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/U8LFp8H1cD

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        27. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          #LIVE: Multiple rounds of tear gas have been fired on Castle Peak Road in Yuen Long https://sc.mp/2j94d  #HongKongProtests

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        28. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 21
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          SCMP News Retweeted SCMP Hong Kong

          #LIVE: There has been a chaotic retreat by police on Castle Peak Road. They fired tear gas to cover their retreathttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1175430988215681025 …

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          Multiple rounds of tear gas are fired on Castle Peak Road near Fung Cheung Street Video: SCMP/Karen Zhang pic.twitter.com/pdvrhq8B5e
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