#LIVE: Police raise a black flag, a warning that they will fire tear gas, as they face protesters in the heart of Hong Kong’s business district https://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/P6gUOvtIXN
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#LIVE: Police charge into the CUHK campus in Sha Tin again to fire more tear gas rounds and rubber bullets at protesters, who hit back by throwing bricks.
Last month, CUHK urged police to contact university management before entering the campushttp://sc.mp/8iiz9
#LIVE: Multiple rounds of tear gas have been fired on Tai Wu Road, near to the Mega Mall in Tai Po.
Protesters are refusing to leave the area and gather in On Pong Road http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/FgiHnhCzHZ
#LIVE: A statement from the Vocational Training Council says the 21-year-old shot during clashes in Sai Wan Ho is one of its students http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s student union strongly condemns police, accusing them of descending on the campus to make arrests without advanced notice http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: A statement by PolyU accuses riot police and plainclothes officers of using batons to attack students and passersby, before firing rounds of tear gas and beanbag rounds http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Riot police are advancing on Chater Garden in Central, removing barricades as they go.
At the other side of the square, protesters retreat to outside Cheung Kong Tower http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/kmjMAgdNkm
#LIVE: A police officer who drove his motorcycle into protesters this morning has been suspended with immediate effect, the force says. It says the case is very serious and will be investigated http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtestshttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1193698921488375808 …
#LIVE: Police fire at least one canister releasing chemical irritant in On Cheung Road in Tai Po http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/d3PZrBJg2N
#LIVE: Police have confirmed that two traffic officers trying to stop two protesters blocking a road crossing in Sai Wan Ho at 7.20am fired three live shots. No warning was given in advance http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: At a press briefing, police said some protesters tried to steal the gun of one of the officers, so he fired the first live round as a warning, but the shot hit one of the protesters http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam will give a press conference at the government headquarters in Admiralty at 6pm on Monday, her administration announces http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: A total of 266 people, aged 17 to 74, have been arrested in connection with anti-government protests since last Monday, Chief Superintendent John Tse Chun-chung says http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: The University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Business and Economics held their graduation ceremony on Monday afternoon.
Several undergraduates chanted protest slogans, a handful wore masks and another rolled out a flag http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: At the police press briefing, a reporter asks whether the force will apologise for firing tear gas directly at a cameraman in Central.
The force says it is not possible to control areas that will be affected by the tear gas fired http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: The school of university student Chow Tsz-lok who died on Friday, release a statement urging the authorities to launch an independent inquiry and inquest into Chow’s death.
The school strongly urges police to avoid the unnecessary use of forcehttp://sc.mp/8iiz9
#LIVE: Black-clad protesters have blocked Po Shun Road in Tseung Kwan O during the evening rush hour. Dozens of vehicles are blocked on the road, including many taxis and a coach http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/Ty3ymQ7EbX
#LIVE: Hong Kong’s leader is speaking live to the press on one of the worst days of protest violence witnessed since the political crisis erupted in June http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hits out at radical internet users for calling a so-called general strike, which has led to road blockades, arson and the hurling of petrol bombs http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: “Citizens are very worried whether they can live in the city safely. The widespread violence must be strongly condemned by the whole of society,” she says http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Rioters ‘will not succeed’ in achieving their political demands by hurting innocent people, Carrie Lam says.
“Violence will not solve problems and will only lead to more violence,” she tells the media http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Asked whether the government has wasted four months in de-escalating the tension by not ordering an independent probe into police’s use of force, Carrie Lam insists she will not give in to rioters’ violent acts http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: The chief executive is asked if she will seek justice for Chow Tsz-lok, the university student who died on Friday.
"I totally support the need to find out the truth behind his death," she says http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Most protesters in North Point appear to have called it a day. They have changed clothes in a dark corner while police clear barricades in the area http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: A source says Chow, the protester who was shot earlier today, remains in critical condition, but is stable in that “there is no immediate risk of death, though things may change at any time” http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: As of 4pm, 64 people have been injured in the clashes today and sent to hospitals for treatment http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: As night falls, barricades have been set up again in Yau Ma Tei, with more than 100 protesters throwing bricks on the road. They also pull out road signs http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Over in Causeway Bay, riot police are outside Sogo. Earlier, rounds of tear gas were fired in the area, but no protesters were seen. Shops along Yee Wo Street and Hennessy Road are mostly closedhttp://sc.mp/8iiz9
#LIVE: In Mong Kok, a water cannon sprays protesters at the junction of Nathan Road and Argyle Street. Mong Kok MTR station is now closed http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Lawmaker Tanya Chan, convenor of the pan-democratic camp, says police handling of today’s unrest was “near insanity” and their use of violence was “absolutely out of proportion” http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtests
#LIVE: Clashes are ongoing in Mong Kok. In the past hour, a petrol bomb has been thrown and tear gas fired http://sc.mp/8iiz9 #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/1rtPSkGDDC
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