#LIVE: Protesters have filled a long stretch of the lawn at Tamar Park. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/iPD9pAmfpP
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#LIVE: Academic Benny Tai Yiu-ting, one of the co-founders of the Occupy movement, has taken to the stage. “Every generation of Hongkongers has come out to fight for the same goal, genuine democracy in Hong Kong,” he says. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Benny Tai tells the crowd to continue to write letters to his fellow co-founder Chan Kin-man, who is still in prison, saying it is a great source of encouragement to him behind bars. Photo: SCMP/Kanis Leung https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/IP7HtHC4t7
#LIVE: The bridge linking the Pacific Place mall to Queensway Plaza and the bus terminal is closed. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/TyW9ByeBds
#LIVE: A water cannon has arrived at the government complex. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/JPXqi1GYG5
#LIVE: Figo Chan, deputy convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front, which organised the rally, says police told the group they would start the clearance operation after 15 to 30 minutes, if they fail to maintain order. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Nr1ep6bz16
#LIVE: Joshua Wong, the activist who came to prominence during the Occupy movement, gets overwhelming support from the crowd as he says people are back with even stronger determination five years later. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/76pn6ndkLM
#LIVE: Civil Human Rights Front convenor Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit urges the crowds to leave in an orderly manner along the promenade towards Central or Wan Chai. The rally ends about 30 minutes early. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Not far from the scene of the standoff between police and protesters, soldiers are spotted patrolling inside the barracks of the People’s Liberation Army Hong Kong garrison. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotests Photo: SCMP/Kimmy Chungpic.twitter.com/SwAKcsOAMu
#LIVE: Protesters burn a hammer and sickle flag and slam the Chinese Communist Party in English. Photo: SCMP/Linda Lew https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/kyuTPFot0Y
#LIVE: Protesters have been collecting bricks in front of the Admiralty MTR station at Queensway Plaza. They are throw them at the government headquarters. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/959lsy6J1g
#LIVE: Protesters have thrown at least two petrol bombs.
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#LIVE: Police have used a water cannon on protesters on Harcourt Road. The water contains blue dye, intended to make it easier to identify protesters later.
Reporters on the scene say the water also appears to contain pepper spray. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Police have fired tear gas on Harcourt Road.
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#LIVE: Civil Human Rights Front convenor Jimmy Sham estimates 200,000 to 300,000 people attended the rally, more than expected. Sham says police had asked them to end the rally as soon as possible. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Scenes from the ground. Photos by SCMP's Sam Tsang https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/WQsh9zux7f
#LIVE: After police used water to disperse the crowd outside the Chief Executive's Office, demonstrators have retreated and are walking towards Central. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/0T8lP9g0id
#LIVE: Riot police have arrived on Harcourt Road, leading protesters to flee. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Em5Vk0jqjw
#LIVE: Scores of riot police are advancing towards Admiralty and have just raised a blue flag, warning protesters they are participating in an unlawful assembly.
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#LIVE: Riot police have arrived on Harcourt Road, leading protesters to flee. Police are also on nearby Rodney Street.
There are also officers inside Admiralty MTR station. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/D6I9XWqfwO
#LIVE: Riot police are also outside the Pacific Place mall on Queensway, leaving only a few lanes for traffic. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/pdwWgYVVT3
#LIVE: About a dozen police vehicles have arrived at Harcourt Road and officers armed with long shields are clearing barricades set by protesters, who have largely deserted the road to head to Central. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/ZDEsWbkIzI
#LIVE: As protesters in Central work out how to leave, some change T-shirts. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Sik4FSBgoI
#LIVE: Hundreds of protesters are queuing for ferries to Tsim Sha Tsui, with some shouting: “Don’t take the MTR, take ferries!” As protesters wait for their ferry rides, they sing the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong”. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/7ZN9XaqDo2
#LIVE: The police force says “appropriate force” has been used against a large group of violent protesters who vandalised glass panels outside the government headquarters and set up barricades on Harcourt Road. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Riot police have stopped two buses in Wan Chai at the intersection of Fleming Road and Harbour Road near Central Plaza. They have asked passengers to leave the buses and line up to be searched. https://sc.mp/r6mdq #hongkongprotests
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