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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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      #LIVE: John Lee says marches have proceeded peacefully in the past 22 years, but the proliferation of masks in recent months has resulted in chaos at public assemblies https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Street demonstrations are breaking out in the wake of Lam's announcement on the mask regulations. Hundreds of demonstrators, many of whom are covering their faces, have set up barricades in Waterloo Road, a major thoroughfare in Kowloon Tong https://sc.mp/637tb pic.twitter.com/qSOHQsiEMX

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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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      #LIVE: More than 100 people, mostly masked secondary school students, are staging a sit-in at Yoho Mall in Yuen Long as they chant: "Hongkongers, resist!" https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/wgAtM34kMk

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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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      #LIVE: The rush to get home amid the threat of protests following Lam’s mask announcement has led to big queues at Causeway Bay metro station. The queue at exit A reaches all the way to Times Square shopping centre https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/txe84jtyaC

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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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      #LIVE: Protesters have started a fire by burning barricades set up on Connaught Road, a major thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island https://sc.mp/637tb  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/qUhL3tdd4N

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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      #LIVE: Former student leader Lester Shum and retired civil servant Kwok Cheuk-kin have filed their judicial challenges against the just revealed anti-mask law at the High Court https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/xezVBdXNdw

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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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      #LIVE: MTR Corp says it will arrange train services according to the situation, including closing station exits, skipping stations or closing them. "Based on safety considerations, the above arrangement may be implemented any time without prior notice"https://sc.mp/637tb 

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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      #LIVE: The hundreds of protesters who have overtaken Connaught Road Central are thinking about what to do next. They started marching westward but then returned towards Pedder Street after hearing police might be on their way https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/HWpZUAQNo0

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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      #LIVE: Protesters in Central have reached the Harbour Building, towards Sheung Wan. They have built barricades to block Connaught Road https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/sV70aKcZNy

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    10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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      #LIVE: Protesters are occupying various major roads, including Pedder Street, Des Voeux Road Central, Man Yiu Street and Man Cheung Street, causing serious obstruction to traffic, police say. They warn protesters to stop their illegal acts immediatelyhttps://sc.mp/637tb 

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      SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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      #LIVE: Protesters in Central have smashed two windows of the MX restaurant, operated by Maxim's Group, on the corner of Douglas Street and Connaught Road Central. They have also started a fire outside the nearby Chinese General Chamber of Commerce https://sc.mp/637tb pic.twitter.com/ghotgxFD2V

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: Dozens of protesters are surrounding a man on Connaught Road Central who, according to witnesses, has photographed demonstrators' faces. The demonstrators demand that he delete his photos https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/D5qZHuGzVB

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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: Police have cancelled tonight’s training of frontline commanders on enforcing the new rules on covering faces. The sessions were called off with police fearing mass disturbances across the city https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotests

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: A spokesman for Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Yang Gang, says in a statement that the anti-mask law is “legal, legitimate and reasonable” and “absolutely necessary”. He says Hong Kong's chaos cannot be allowed to continue indefinitelyhttps://sc.mp/637tb 

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: Kwun Tong MTR has closed because of “an escalation of the situation”, the MTR Corporation says, urging everyone to leave the station https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotests

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: An estimated 1,000 protesters have occupied at least half of Gloucester Road as they continue marching in the direction of Causeway Bay from Wan Chai https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotests

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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: In Causeway Bay, protesters are building barricades near to the the entrance of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, which connects Hong Kong Island with Kowloon by road https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/t7TvEDk5g3

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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: Protesters have destroyed surveillance cameras while spraying a water hose into Tai Koo MTR station, triggering its closure. Two other MTR stations have also been closed - Tseung Kwan O and Ngau Tau Kok https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotests

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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: Traffic lights have been smashed in Sha Tinhttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1180100874992963584 …

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          Protesters smash traffic lights in Sha Tin as they set up more road blocks in the area Video: SCMP/Sum Lok-kei pic.twitter.com/PrDJ7sqzkJ
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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: Former student leader Lester Shum says his team has applied for an interim injunction to stop the introduction of the anti-mask law from midnight. The High Court will deal with the case at 9pm on Friday https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotests

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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: Petrol has been smeared across the stairs of an exit at Causeway Bay railway station. The highly flammable liquid appears to have been abandoned by protesters https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/oXbQL7fEJX

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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: Tai Wo Hau, Kwai Hing, Hang Hau and Prince Edward MTR stations have also been closed https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotests

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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: Police have fired tear gas on Lung Cheung Road in Wong Tai Sin https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotests

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        14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: A man, reportedly an off-duty police officer, has been spotted covered in blood and waving his handgun in Yuen Long, warning protesters to stay away. Protesters have vandalised his private car. Riot police on Castle Peak Road then picked him uphttps://sc.mp/637tb 

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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: All East Rail line services have been suspended due to foreign objects on the tracks https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotests

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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: The Sha Tin protesters have arrived at Shek Mun station. Meanwhile, an exit at Mong Kok MTR station on Argyle Street has been set on fire too https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/IfQykUL2A3

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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: Protesters have set yet another exit of Causeway Bay station on fire https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotests

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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 4
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          #LIVE: Protesters have smashed the glass door of a China Construction Bank branch in Causeway Bay, triggering alarms. Water is also pouring from the ceiling. Protesters also spray-painted the shopfront https://sc.mp/637tb  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/SOoxw92JHd

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