#LIVE: Times Square has joined the long list of shopping centres across the city that will close on the National Day, the traditional peak season of tourism by visitors from mainland China. https://sc.mp/ainy1 #hongkongprotests
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#LIVE: Dozens of protesters dressed in black gather outside Fashion Walk in Causeway Bay, waiting to join the unapproved march from the district to Central. Some chant: “Five key demands, not one less!” https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotests Photos: SCMP/Kanis Leungpic.twitter.com/lC0dudp1c7
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#LIVE: Around 100 people gather in front of the British consulate in Admiralty to urge parliament to review whether the Sino-Joint British Declaration is still applicable to Hong Kong. They sing "God Save the Queen”. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/956P6Ln48t
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#LIVE: Meanwhile, a steady stream of people dressed in black walk from Victoria Park towards the start point of the unauthorised march in East Point Road. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/O9Qm7q94PQ
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#LIVE: More than 50 riot police patrol near Temple Mall shopping Centre, in the Wong Tai Sin district in Kowloon, which has been closed since 11am. Over a dozen police vans are parked on Lung Cheung Roar near the mall. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/oiA0EWOIJb
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#LIVE: Crowds gather on a footbridge overlooking Sha Tsui Playground in Tsuen Wan, where an authorised event is due to start at 1pm. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/95Uvy1sxd1
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#LIVE: A crowd of about 100 protesters gather at Southorn Playground in Wan Chai, chanting “Fight for freedom! Stand with Hong Kong!” and “Five demands, not one less!”. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/EAGxybPkN0
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#LIVE: Police search pedestrians walking through Wong Tai Sin Square, where a rally is planned. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/k0l7flza2v
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#LIVE: A couple in their 50s, who only give their surname as Lee, are out in Great George St to protest, saying they are tired but must hit the streets. “Not all of us can migrate, and even migrating is just running from the problem.” https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: In Sham Shui Po, an unapproved rally was scheduled to take place at Maple Street Playground. But the site has been closed because of a “special incident”, according to a government sign. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/hodwFYJF39
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#LIVE: "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung, one of the pan democrats who has initiated the march from Causeway Bay, says organisers are building a platform for people from all walks of life to fight for freedoms. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/ce6fDBgzrp
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#LIVE: Protesters mill about in the plaza outside Tuen Mun Court after riot police leave. The scene is largely peaceful with protesters chanting their demands for an independent inquiry into police, and electoral reform. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/CWDfMFhz1k
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#LIVE: Thousands have started marching from Causeway Bay, on a route expected to be similar to one that was banned by police. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Protesters occupy all lanes of Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay, as the head of the march reaches Bowrington Road in Wan Chai. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/uFb1ykZgCp
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#LIVE: Four members of the League of Social Democrats are arrested on their way to join the unauthorised march at Causeway Bay after the police find a banner reading, “five demands, not one less”, in their car. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Police raise a blue flag to warn the dozens of protesters gathering near Wong Tai Sin Square to leave, or officers may use force. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/5FkGR9SEe7
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#LIVE: The head of the unapproved march reaches the junction where Hennessy Road meets Johnston Road and Heard Street in Wan Chai. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/hfytELNPGz
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#LIVE: Protesters are throwing bamboo sticks onto Wong Tai Sin Road to build a roadblock. Demonstrators were earlier moved away by police from Wong Tai Sin Square, with blue flags raised in warning of force. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: With the march in Wan Chai, organisers ask participants to stand still and observe a one-minute silence. “Let’s mourn for all those have sacrificed for this movement,” says Lee Cheuk-Yan, founder of the Labour Party. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/NlPGkURc8U
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#LIVE: Riot police with shields and helmets stand on the bridge outside Wan Chai Computer Centre, as crowds chant “Corrupted Police” and “Triads”. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/ZEGmiYqroX
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#LIVE: On the thousands-strong march on Hong Kong Island, officers with helmets and shields can be seen on the footbridge next to the police headquarters in Wan Chai. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/kDnA1m74pZ
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#LIVE: Dozens of protesters retreat back to Wong Tai Sin Road after attempting to return to the square, where they were originally driven away by police. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: The head of the Hong Kong Island march has reached Pacific Place in Admiralty, with police officers holding guard just metres away on the footbridge next to the police headquarters. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/wMbkAzJVUO
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#LIVE: Outside Tuen Mun town hall, police are dispersing protesters with batons. Protesters hurl objects such as umbrellas and paper money at officers. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/t0uZ1buNPc
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#LIVE: Two large banners are flown from the flyover near Pacific Place in Admiralty. They read “Fight for freedom”, and “Anti-communist. Enforce justice on behalf of heavens”. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/sSkshf2JNR
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#LIVE: Police fire at least one tear gas round in Wong Tai Sin, where police have been engaged in cat-and-mouse exchanges with protesters. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: About a dozen riot police are being rounded on by more than 100 protesters outside Tuen Mun town plaza, where officers are being hit and are having objects thrown at them. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Protesters march with black balloons along Hennessy Road in Wan Chai, where they plan to release them into the sky. The props are one of the gestures of "mourning" to counter the National Day celebrations. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/FtWEK81PAa
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#LIVE: The head of the procession arrives at Chater Road, the end point for the illegal march. Figo Chan, one of the pro-democracy activists who organised the rally, announces the end of the protest and dismisses protesters. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/qaTvkO8F0A
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#LIVE: Protesters originally planning to stage a rally in Maple Street playground in Sham Shui Po split into two groups. One goes to Tsim Sha Tsui, the other group builds barricades at the junction of Cheung Sha Wan Rd & Wong Chuk St. https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/0RX8dL0rpq
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#LIVE: More than 100 protesters have spilled onto the Tsuen Wan section of Castle Peak Road, opposite the MTR station. They burn props for the dead and mock President Xi Jinping, asking the Chinese leader to "take the offerings". https://sc.mp/ainy1#hongkongprotestsShow this thread - 55 more replies
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