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    1. 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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    2. 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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    3. 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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    4. 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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    5. 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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    6. 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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    7. 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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    8. 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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    9. 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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    10. 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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      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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        2. 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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        3. 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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        4. 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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        5. 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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        6. 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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        7. 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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        8. 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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        9. 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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        10. 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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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Police use tear gas on Harcourt Road, Admiralty. https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: People yell and swear at riot police inside Wan Chai MTR station. One officer yells back: “Can't hear you.” Incensed, people yell louder https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/grDuQLHCgs

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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          SCMP News Retweeted SCMP Hong Kong

          #LIVE: Preparations in Wan Chaihttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1178219719045730305 …

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          Protesters gather bins and bamboo sticks outside Wan Chai MTR station, preparing for a stand-off with police Video: SCMP/Mimi Lau pic.twitter.com/odvXPv9PTn
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        14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Police have fired tear gas outside the Pacific Place mall, in Admiralty https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: People are still hurling bricks inside Wan Chai station, which police officers had retreated inside of. Protesters suddenly retreat as explosions come from inside the station. Tear gas appears to have been fired inside https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/2yFvvXQ1Ny

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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Police have used a water cannon on Tim Wa Avenue, Admiralty, near the government headquarters. As usual, the water is blue, having been mixed with dye https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Protesters have formed a human chain from Causeway Bay to Admiralty, to transfer tools such as long umbrellas and plastic zip ties https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/C7sDEqtx6R

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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Rubber bullet casings on the street in Wan Chai suggest police used them on protesters earlier https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/iEKVmRlmVe

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        19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Protesters are throwing bricks and petrol bombs at riot police on Harcourt Road in Admiralty. The crowd in Wan Chai is dwindling after riot police fired tear gas, but a large crowd is still gathering on Hennessy Road, in Causeway Bayhttps://sc.mp/uy5tc 

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        20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          SCMP News Retweeted SCMP Hong Kong

          #LIVE: The police water cannon has once again fired blue liquid at protesters outside government headquartershttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1178229573873352705 …

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          Police water cannon fires blue liquid at protesters outside government headquarters Video: SCMP/Danny Lee pic.twitter.com/4FBT1DNmeb
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        21. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          SCMP News Retweeted SCMP Hong Kong

          #LIVE: Police Raptors, or members of the Special Tactic Squad, are chasing down protesters on Harcourt Roadhttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1178231973375930368 …

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          0:42
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          Protesters retreating down Harcourt Road Video: SCMP/Zoe Low pic.twitter.com/rAS2wl3xHX
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        22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: In addition to Wan Chai MTR station, Admiralty station is now closed. Meanwhile, traffic has completely stopped on Gloucester Road after protesters threw petrol bombs from a footbridge as they saw police vehicles pass by https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Protesters are being lined up against the wall on Harcourt Road https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/nAP4Rz530X

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        24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Protesters have set up barricades on either side of Gloucester Road in Wan Chai using traffic cones and rubbish bins https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/jo1Ax78miy

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        25. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: In Causeway Bay, dozens of protesters briefly surround a masked young man and search his bag, suspecting he is an undercover police officer. They release him after finding nothing police-related in his bag https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/jwoIPX9PTs

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        26. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Over on Gloucester Road, protesters are digging up more bricks and tossing them over to their barricade. When an ambulance arrives, they rush to open a space in the barricade https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        27. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Raptors and riot police are pinning down another group of protesters outside Pacific Place. After taking away at least 37 people on Harcourt Road, riot police are making another round of mass arrests on Queensway https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        28. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: At least three groups of 30 riot police have advanced down Queensway, and the last group is now in front of Pacific Place https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/wJosJiqgsO

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        29. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: A fire has been lit outside Wan Chai MTR station. Another fire is burning near the Methodist Church in Wan Chai https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        30. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Police say officers are using appropriate force to disperse radical demonstrators in the areas of Admiralty and Wan Chai. They will also conduct dispersal operations in Causeway Bayhttps://sc.mp/uy5tc 

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        31. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: This is the scene at the Wan Chai MTR station exit after firefighters put out the blaze there https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/mm7zcgnqrB

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