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    SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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    #LIVE: Protesters are staging at least three more demonstrations today, and tensions are high. Follow our live coverage here: https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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      2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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        #LIVE: Earlier, police, residents and protesters were in a stand-off outside the Sogo department store in Causeway Bay. Officers briefly raise a black flag, which means those gathered must disperse or tear gas will be used https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        #LIVE: Festival Walk shopping mall in Kowloon Tong is open as normal, despite a planned boycott this afternoon. There are fewer mainland Chinese shoppers than usual https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        #LIVE: Earlier, activist Tam Tak-chi of the party People Power was arrested outside Sogo in Causeway Bay. Photo: SCMP/Nora Tam https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/VDk7iE9chi

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      5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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        #LIVE: One shopper in Festival Walk, who identifies himself as Y Chan, is there with his three-year-old son. "I'm not afraid to come out and witness history with my son." https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests Photo: SCMP/Kathleen Magramopic.twitter.com/FPxuBu95Je

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      6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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        #LIVE: Back in Causeway Bay, a Shenzhen resident is frustrated at the gathering. "I feel that these people shouldn't do such things. They are creating a bad impact on Hong Kong's economy," says Liu. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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      7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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        #LIVE: Tear gas has been fired on Hennessy Road. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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      8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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        #LIVE: After the tear gas, Hennessy Road is largely clear. Protesters take shelter in nearby buildings. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/zaXJQiQx9w

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      9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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        #LIVE: The MTR Corporation has warned it could close stations and have trains skip them all together, "due to security concerns", should the events on Hong Kong Island lead to disturbances. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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      10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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        #LIVE: Crowds are already gathering again in Hennessy Road. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/GkU7EaQZ74

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      11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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        #LIVE: Some protesters have set up a colourful display of paper models outside Times Square, a mall in Causeway Bay, not far from SOGO. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Hn6vys0PGm

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      12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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        #LIVE: Several dozen secondary school students are gathering in Tsuen Wan Park for a rally this afternoon. It is organised by groups from 10 secondary schools in the area https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/yPnj8DGIrk

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      13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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        #LIVE: Tear gas is fired near St Paul's Convent School and St Paul's Hospital, near Victoria Park. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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      14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 28
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        #LIVE: Tear gas rounds remain scattered on Hennessy Road, in front of SOGO. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/FtwMF6CU4m

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      15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: A "shopping tour" kicks off at Festival Walk. Hundreds march around the mall, chanting slogans. "We're just shopping," many of them yell sarcastically. Photos: SCMP/Sidney Leng, Kathleen Magramo https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/XwlpAn1FnA

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      16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: Most protesters are marching west from Causeway Bay towards Wan Chai and Admiralty. On Hennessy Road, many hold umbrellas, and chant: "Five demands, not one less". Photo: SCMP/Liu Yujing https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/e9DAi4CM56

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      17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: The Festival Walk action is still going on. After protesters vented their anger outside sen-ryo, a restaurant under the Maxim’s Group, the restaurant closed. Some people are still dining inside. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/ddjQv4XXsf

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      18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: On Hennessy Road, one protester uses stencils to spray “Hong Kong” and the V For Vendetta mask image in blue and yellow on the walls of an overpass https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/MXfrqyUnEC

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      19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: Police earlier took two protesters to a van parked on Gloucester Road. Officers boarded four vans and left the scene, along with the two detainees. Separately, police released two men they had stopped earlier. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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      20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: People march on Hennessy Road towards the government headquarters in Admiralty, umbrellas aloft. A government helicopter hovers overhead. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/7OOkZ7DiDj

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      21. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: Riot police have started gathering on a footbridge above Wan Chai MTR station. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/6aLL99aocj

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      22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: The MTR Corp announces train services between Chai Wan and Sai Wan Ho, to the east of Hong Kong Island, are suspended, as the emergency exit of a train at Shau Kei Wan station has been activated by a passenger. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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      23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: Most protesters have left the east end of Causeway Bay, heading towards Admiralty. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/lhbx65G9oN

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      24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: A man holds a "Hong Kong independence" flag while stepping on images of President Xi Jinping. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/fM41Z9ows8

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      25. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: Police at Wan Chai MTR station have raised an orange flag, which means they will fire if the crowd does not disperse. It refers to firing anything non-lethal, from rubber bullets to tear gas. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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      26. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: On Queensway, Admiralty, protesters have started a fire. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/1svFuIkzg6

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      27. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: The scene a little earlier on Hennessy Road, when police used tear gas. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/bpNO81nHBH

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      28. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: Officers from the police's Special Tactical Unit are now inside Wan Chai MTR station, where protesters have smashed the windows near exit A. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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      29. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: Firefighters have extinguished the fire in Admiralty. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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      30. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: Protesters throw two petrol bombs into Wan Chai station, into which some Special Tactical Unit officers have retreated. The fire inside sparks the sprinkler system. Photo: SCMP/Mimi Lau https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Qafs9MPNgx

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      31. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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        #LIVE: On Fenwick Street, not far from Wan Chai MTR station, a roadblock is being set up. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/hYp9qXG4zy

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