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    1. 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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      #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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    3. 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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    4. 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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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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      #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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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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      #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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      Protesters retreating down Harcourt Road Video: SCMP/Zoe Low pic.twitter.com/rAS2wl3xHX
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    7. 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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    8. 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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    9. 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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    10. 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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      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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        2. 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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        3. 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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        4. 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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        5. 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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        6. 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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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: The crowd in Admiralty and Wan Chai is getting smaller, as protesters retreat to Causeway Bay. Thousands are gathering on Hennessy Road, where two protesters found a communist flag and burned it on top of a tram stophttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1178253573374664704 …

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          Two protesters atop a tram stop burn a Communist Party flag in Causeway Bay, while others cheer and applaud Video: SCMP/Yujing Liu pic.twitter.com/2G6CW1jWt5
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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Petrol bombs are tear gas are used again in Wan Chai https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/x9MOM4m7zv

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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: A police source says an undercover officer fired a live round in the air near Southorn Playground on Johnston Road, Wan Chai at around 5.45pm, but the purpose remains unclear https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: A fire has been set at an exit of Causeway Bay MTR station near Sogo department store https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/axazHvoHEq

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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Seven rounds of tear gas have been fired after riot police advanced towards protesters on Hennessy Road in Wan Chai https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: In Causeway Bay, about a dozen police vans have arrived from along Lockhart Road. Dozens of riot police alight, with one holding a rifle-type gun and others with long shields https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/qO6VGyWG2s

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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: A barricade has been set on fire on the corner of Fleming Road and Hennessy road, riot police watching on from 20 metres away. A fire truck arrives and puts out the fire https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/aQdnKDlGwo

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

          #LIVE: Police use extinguishers to put out a fire at the junction of Hennessy and Tonnochy roads. Meanwhile, the water cannon has swept along Hennessy Roadhttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1178262491089920000 …

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          The police water cannon moves towards Causeway Bay Video: SCMP/Mimi Lau pic.twitter.com/sIJLFiXbJi
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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Protesters are on Gloucester Road in Causeway Bay and blocking vehicles trying to enter the Cross-Harbour Tunnel. In Admiralty, traffic has resumed on Harcourt Road https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Live-firing incident: a police source confirmed the four individuals were undercover officers and said they were under "severe and vicious attack by rioters" before firing the warning shot into the air https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Police advance down Morrison Hill Road and shine flashlights at residents yelling at them from buildings above https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/9rnfk6pTUJ

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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Police have fired tear gas on Leighton Road https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Police have lined up again on Hennessy Road and are banging their shields. They advance along the street https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/xC5R0ayiAs

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        20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: A crowd near Sogo department store has moved onto Great George Street. Riot police have cordoned off the end of the road, which leads to Victoria Park. People are again shouting vulgarities at police https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/3WtHuPxf0M

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

          #LIVE: Protesters have thrown bottles and other items at police vehicles as they speed down Hennessy Road to where the riot police line is. In response, at least two rounds of tear gas are firedhttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1178276345375182849 …

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          0:14
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          People throw objects at police vans as they drive down Hennessy Road Video: SCMP/Sarah Zheng pic.twitter.com/Gbi7NXgH8n
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        22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Police officers have removed barricades on Hennessy Road. Dozens then board several police vehicles and unmarked cars to leave. A short while ago, police vehicles and a water cannon were seen heading in the direction of Tin Hau from Causeway Bay https://sc.mp/uy5tc pic.twitter.com/MJlafKZNg0

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        23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Police charge forward and protesters under the Canal Road East flyover retreat about 50 metres. Police then move back https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Hundreds of protesters have gathered on Hennessy Road under the Canal Road flyover, chanting songs that mock police. A riot squad and several police vehicles are positioned about 100 metres away on Hennessy Road https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/cMHrMmgzxZ

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        25. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Officers use pepper spray on journalists and residents at the Canal Road flyover before leaving in police vans. People yell at them as they leave https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        26. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: A round of tear gas has been fired near the Canal Road flyover https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotests

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        27. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: A man in white sitting on the pavement outside Lee Theatre shopping mall was found with blood coming from a head wound. As first-aiders helped him into the mall, a protester hit him on the head https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/voTYYXgEqP

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        28. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Police are guarding the junction of Hennessy Road and Canal Road under the flyover. Most protesters have left the scene https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/83Cu9lLS2b

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        29. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: Dozens of protesters are now back on Hennessy Road, chanting "Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times" https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/zGceChaonN

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

          #LIVE: More on the taxi that was vandalised earlier in Causeway Bay. Protesters are attacking it again - and being cheered on by the crowd. The windows are being smashed and paint is being sprayed on the cabhttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1178304310171422720 …

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          Protesters smash up a taxi whose driver had earlier been escorted away by police Video: SCMP/Sarah Zheng pic.twitter.com/FwQ4Ja2wUq
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        31. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Sep 29
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          #LIVE: The aftermath in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay - debris, graffiti and roadblocks https://sc.mp/uy5tc  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/XPwtp2ghO2

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