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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: A police water cannon arrives at the scene near Victoria Park in King's Road. Tear gas is fired outside Sogo department store in Causeway Bay. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/P5po8OgE04

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      #LIVE: Meanwhile in Tsim Sha Tsui's Park Lane, dozens of pro-democracy participants begin to gather for what seems to be a laid-back music event. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/reo8F04bOP

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      #LIVE: Passers-by are affected by tear gas in Hennessy Road and are seen fleeing the area. Some cover their mouths with napkins. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/zOE54KtLTv

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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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/1rkdAA9WzB

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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #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  #hongkongprotests

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #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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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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    10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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      SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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  #hongkongprotests

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #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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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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  #hongkongprotests

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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #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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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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  #hongkongprotests

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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #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  #hongkongprotests

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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #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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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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  #hongkongprotests

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        14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #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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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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  #hongkongprotests

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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #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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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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        19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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        20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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  #hongkongprotests

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        21. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #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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        22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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  #hongkongprotests

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        23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #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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        24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #LIVE: Earlier at about 6.45pm on Percival Street in Causeway Bay, a first-aider without a mask was hit by a tear gas canister on the back and fell to the ground, according to a video by City Broadcasting Channel, run by City University's student union.https://sc.mp/xxhnx 

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