#LIVE: Thousands have gathered in Tamar Park to mourn the death of 22-year-old Chow Tsz-lok. Follow our live coverage here https://sc.mp/ijzq7 #hongkongprotests
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#LIVE: A pastor reads a Bible verse and sings hymns during a Christian ceremony for student Chow Tsz-lok, who was baptised. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: At the Tseung Kwan O car park where the fatal fall of student Chow Tsz-lok was reported to have occurred, a constant stream of mourners arrive to pay tribute and lay flowers and candles. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/RmRABFmKFY
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#LIVE: Police have stopped and searched a group of five black-clad youngsters in Admiralty. Officers then escort one of them away. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Hundreds of flowers and paper cranes have been placed in front of the stage at Tamar Park in memory of student Chow. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/16lXoznwkP
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#LIVE: Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong addresses the rally and calls on fellow protesters to unite and fight on. He says Hongkongers will walk out of the wilderness and arrive at the “promised land of milk and honey”. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Police in riot gear can be seen stationed behind metal and plastic barriers near the Legislative Council and government headquarters in Tim Mei Avenue. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: After a minute’s silence, the crowd is invited to gather in groups of two or three, and pray together. Holding hands and putting their arms around each other, rally-goers start praying at Tamar Park. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/FVjqf2KvGD
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#LIVE: During the prayer session, some people are seen weeping. An elderly woman drops to her knees, breaking down in tears. “II feel so much pain when I see young people out there being beaten,” the woman cries out. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/KYlYfU92zX
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#LIVE: Thousands of rally-goers light up their phones as the pastor sings a Cantonese hymn, calling on justice to prevail. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/MrWI3Cj6D4
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#LIVE: Organiser Ventus Lau announces that the rally has come to an end and that people can stay until 9.30pm. He asks rally-goers to promise that they will go home safely and calls on them to go on strike on Monday. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: About 100 people have gathered on Lung Wo Road outside the Chief Executive’s Office and are pointing laser beams at the nearby People’s Liberation Army building. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/ggRknUMZxo
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#LIVE: As dozens of people gather opposite the Chief Executive’s Office on Tim Wa Avenue, riot police officers can be seen stationed near the government building. A police van arrives at the site and more officers emerge. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/jpvmrenEBS
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#LIVE: Rally organiser Ventus Lau says an estimated 100,000 people attended the rally at Tamar Park. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: A policeman tells people gathering on the fringe of Tamar Park to disperse and stop shining laser pointers at officers. He also warns protesters that they may be part of an illegal assembly. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/5gKtIoKtcT
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#LIVE: About 20 riot police officers have walked out of the gate near the Chief Executive’s Office and are warning protesters to leave or they will use force. They form a defence line. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/2uX5JtgeGo
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#LIVE: The MTR Corporation has expressed its strong indignation over the repeated attacks and vandalism of radical protesters targeting its facilities on Friday night, especially over damage done to a Light Rail carriage and an MTR bus. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Most of the dozens of protesters who earlier gathered around Lung Wo Rd have left after riot officers warned them that force would be used to disperse crowds. Tamar Park is now mostly empty except for reporters. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/GgXiGzkMXV
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#LIVE: Police have said the Tamar rally turnout was 7,500 people. Organisers earlier put the figure at 100,000. https://sc.mp/ijzq7#hongkongprotestsShow this thread
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