#LIVE: People start arriving at Sha Tin Racecourse ahead of the National Day races. Spectators open their bags to be checked as part of enhanced security measures. https://sc.mp/ainy1 #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/HA3rimBL2l
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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
#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 #hongkongprotests
#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
#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
#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
#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 #hongkongprotests
#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
#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 #hongkongprotests
#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
#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
#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 #hongkongprotests
#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
#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
#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
#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 #hongkongprotests
#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
#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
#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
#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 #hongkongprotests
#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 #hongkongprotests
#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
#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
#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
#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 #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Tear gas is fired again on Lung Cheung Road in Wong Tai Sin. After the tear gas, police clean up bamboo sticks on Lung Cheung Road protesters used to block traffic. https://sc.mp/ainy1 #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: MTR has announced that four more stations are closed: Kwai Fong, Kwai Hing, Diamond Hill and Tai Wo Hau are closing, bringing the total to 15. https://sc.mp/ainy1 #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: Two more rounds of tear gas have been fired in Wong Tai Sin, while in Sham Shui Po, riot police put on gas masks after warning they will fire tear gas. https://sc.mp/ainy1 #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Nxob8LpuV7
#LIVE: Protesters destroy a banner celebrating the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China at Pacific Place in Admiralty. https://sc.mp/ainy1 #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Et0iKtR26U
#LIVE: Police are now stationed under the flyover of Po Kong Village Road on Lung Cheung Road in Wong Tai Sin. https://sc.mp/ainy1 #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/XGGT5gHBYd
#LIVE: Protesters set small fires on roadside plantation strip as they retreat eastward on Lung Cheung Road in Wong Tai Sin. https://sc.mp/ainy1 #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/SMyRw8DRMK
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