#LIVE: Tear gas, pepper spray and body searches. Hong Kong has entered its 22nd straight weekend of protests. Follow us live here https://sc.mp/xxhnx #HongKongProtests
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#LIVE: Police spray water cannons to disperse the crowd on Johnston Road, Wan Chai. It does not contain blue dye. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotests Video: SCMP/Liliang Chengpic.twitter.com/1rkdAA9WzBShow this thread -
#LIVE: A blue flag is raised then rounds of tear gas fired towards a crowd in Fenwick Street, which is close to police headquarters. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: A group of people are having their bags searched on Tonnochy Road, Wan Chai, by police. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/b6uxkNzMrx
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#LIVE: A shopkeeper says she was still open for business when police fired tear gas on Gresson Street in Wan Chai. She says she did not realise that clashes would happen in her area today. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/CdErWdVvGU
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#LIVE: In Tsim Sha Tsui’s Park Lane, dozens of riot police move in on a singing protest. They warn those present remove their masks or they will be arrested. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/5UfKIcQaoY
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#LIVE: A Best Mart 360 store is on fire in Causeway Bay. Radical protesters are running a campaign of arson and vandalism against businesses thought to be mainland-linked. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/F2ISqN6zMy
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#LIVE: The turnout at an approved rally in Chater Garden in Central has grown to several hundreds. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/I5FKw2m937
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#LIVE: In Wan Chai, protesters throw petrol bombs on a street, as many of their peers try to leave the area. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Thousands are gathered in Edinburgh Place in Central to urge the passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act in the US Senate. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/rUFBdT9DFn
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#LIVE: Black-clad protesters have thrown petrol bombs on Queen's Road East in Wan Chai, and outside a hotel on Leighton Road. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/UaCUZY9BcC
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#LIVE: Groups of protesters have blocked off Connaught Road Central next to the People's Liberation Army barracks and are digging up bricks. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/8R3H5x8ugj
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#LIVE: There have been repeated and long-running exchanges of tear gas and petrol bombs between police and protesters in Hennessy Road. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotests Photo: SCMP/Felix Wongpic.twitter.com/2i5MqwgmaC
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#LIVE: In Central, petrol bombs have been thrown in a surprise attack on officers, who respond with tear gas. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/HqsMrJWBlK
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#LIVE: Riot police have arrived on Tin Lok Lane to clear road blocks, and are arguing with a man who was taking a break on the sidewalk. They make him take off his mask, telling him: "If you are sick, show us medical proof." https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/LW8tqCgzqH
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#LIVE: The force condemns "masked rioters" as they warn them to stop illegal activities, like setting up roadblocks and starting fires. They added some have placed pins on the road, seriously risking the safety of road users in Wan Chai. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: The Xinhua News Agency office on Queen's Road East has been vandalised, with its glass door entrance smashed. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/n1UivOxyON
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#LIVE: Protesters have moved en masse to Central, starting fires at an MTR exit and on the street, including Chater Road. The Central train station is now closed. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Police arrest two more protesters on Percival Street in Causeway Bay. The atmosphere is tense as officers point pepper spray at reporters. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Radical protesters have trashed parts of Sheung Wan railway station. A Starbucks branch in the area has been heavily vandalised. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/OuQPRrgURR
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#LIVE: A petrol bomb lands close to Kowloon Mosque as protesters block Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Riot police are in the area and have raised a blue flag warning people to leave. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: At the A1 exit of Wan Chai MTR station, riot police are standing by. Protesters have set up barricades nearby using bamboo from scaffolding and iron bars. Some others have started a fire. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/scCbVxvqTq
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#LIVE: Since 5pm, police have held up at least a dozen protesters in a sheltered walkway near Wan Chai MTR station and Southorn Playground. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/oo6zGmRRtW
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#LIVE: Tensions continue to brew on Hong Kong Island, with tear gas fired on Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay, near Southorn Playground in Wan Chai and also on Wyndham Street in Central. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: S ome pictures from our photographers at the scene: https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotests Photos: SCMP/Xiaomei Chen, Edmond So, Stanley Shinpic.twitter.com/lrJbcioeTE
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#LIVE: Raptors and riot police arrive to disperse protesters outside Sogo in Causeway Bay, who scatter immediately. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/CWR33S6c1w
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#LIVE: Riot officers remain on Nathan Road, raising the blue flag to warn against illegal assembly. The road is under lockdown as police bid to clear the area of protesters. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/t4tOeqRt6F
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#LIVE: Police have returned to Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay to fire more rounds of tear gas after earlier attempts failed to disperse protesters. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: In Sheung Wan, construction waste is used to build barricades. An Arome chain, a franchise under the targeted Maxim’s group, has also been vandalised. Water is seeping from the shop. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/vIT4XFz5MA
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#LIVE: A fire has been started at an MTR station exit in Causeway Bay, triggering the sprinkler system. Just minutes ago, police fired rounds of tear gas near the Sogo departmental store. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: In Jordan, police warn protesters to stand down on Nathan Road, raising the blue flag to indicate people are in an illegal assembly. https://sc.mp/xxhnx#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/6s9EaTJfIO
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