Tear gas fired as chaos returns to Hong Kong streets on Tuesday morning.
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#LIVE: In Sha Tin, a train is unable to reach the station after objects are found on the track. Passengers on the train walk about 100 meters along the track to reach the station, escorted by MTR staff http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/rKOLQcPgmI
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#LIVE: In response to Monday’s chaos in Hong Kong, the US Department of State said it is watching the situation in the city “with grave concern”. Britain’s Foreign Office described Monday’s events as “deeply disturbing” http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: A PolyU campus security guard, who gives his name as Miu, says he is upset to see the school damaged. “I don’t understand why the police had to fire tear gas at the campus yesterday, they just made the students angrier,” he says http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: More than a dozen Polytechnic University protesters throw rubbish bins and debris on to Chatham Road South from a footbridge linked to the campus in Hung Hom http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestshttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1194070907091701760 …
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#LIVE: Police at Chinese University raise an orange flag warning protesters at a roadblock they will open fire if they do not disperse http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/n79p5GX3ZA
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#LIVE: A student representative on PolyU’s council says he saw a female surrounded and arrested by riot police on the campus. It is not known why the woman was arrested http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Riot police enter Prince Edward station, where a train is stationary on one of the platforms. It remains unclear why they have entered the station, but some ask people if they have seen anyone with injuries http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: In a letter to students and staff, university bosses condemn the acts of “a group of masked people with unknown identities” who vandalised the Cheng Yick-Chi Building, as well as president Kuo Way’s office http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/VcJhFCJtds
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#LIVE: At Kowloon Bay, 12 black-clad protesters try to block the train doors and get into a brawl with a few passengers on the train, who tell them to get out as they need to go to work http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/bvUHwB3orL
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#LIVE: Shortly after issuing a warning against the throwing of petrol bombs, riot police used tear gas outside the City University campus on Cornwall Street http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestshttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1194086873578295297 …
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#LIVE: Hongkongers are relying on their legs to reach their destinations with two busy MTR stations, Prince Edward and Mong Kok, both closed http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/FWmzJZD9G8
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#LIVE: A source says the student who was shot by a police officer on Monday has been taken off sedation, and his condition has improved from critical to serious http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Protesters announce new rounds of action via the Telegram app, with lunchtime protests in Central and Kwun Tong http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: A source said the man who was set on fire by protesters in Ma On Shan on Monday suffered burns to 44 per cent of his body. He remains in a critical condition in the intensive care unit of the Prince of Wales Hospital http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Masked protesters strike in Central at lunchtime for a second day, blocking traffic on Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestshttps://twitter.com/SCMPHongKong/status/1194109170716463104 …
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#LIVE: The 21-year-old student who was shot with a live round by a station sergeant in Sai Wan Ho on Monday, has been arrested for unlawful assembly, according to a police source http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: A man is left bleeding from a head wound he gets in a confrontation with a group of protesters who accuse him of pushing a woman http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/LLc8MJ4zzc
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#LIVE: Another road is at a standstill because of the protesters in Central. They have set up a defence line with umbrellas in Pedder Street near Connaught Road http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/vkzQZbXdBJ
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#LIVE: A group of Chinese University students and staff are trying to negotiate with police, urging them to retreat. Officers says they will leave if protesters do as well http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/ZnyJU76eMl
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#LIVE: In a statememt, the MTR Corporation condemns the “violent acts” of protesters and says throwing objects at a moving train or onto the rail tracks is highly dangerous and could cause a large number of deaths http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: About 30 protesters on the footbridge between HKU and the train station get ready for riot police to arrive amid rumours they are on their way. They gather bricks and stones. Umbrellas and chairs are ready to be used as shields http://sc.mp/qwb7z#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/S4WP8yy6aD
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#LIVE: The crowd in Central has thinned, and little more than 100 protesters, mostly wearing black, remain. They place bricks on Connaught Road and hurl more bricks down the opening of a bypss to disrupt traffic. https://sc.mp/qwb7z#hongkongprotests Video: SCMP/Chris Laupic.twitter.com/mMlXWAO2RtShow this thread -
#LIVE: A Chinese University representative tells about 100 protesters on Campus Circus East police will move backward slightly, but protesters want officers entirely off campus. https://sc.mp/qwb7z#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/tgpKplvfqq
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#LIVE: Police fire tear gas onto protesters at Chinese University, as protesters respond with petrol bombs. https://sc.mp/qwb7z#hongkongprotests Video: SCMP/Sum Lok-keipic.twitter.com/94X8RiH5eeShow this thread -
#LIVE: At Chinese University, protesters retreat after about 15 minutes of repeated volleys of tear gas from police. Some objects are set on fire. At least one protester was subdued by officers on the ground. https://sc.mp/qwb7z#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/MkWoV2Ge4Q
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#LIVE: A car that has already been trashed inside the Chinese University campus has been set on fire. Police officers are still firing tear gas at protesters on campus, who remain defiant and refuse to back disperse. https://sc.mp/qwb7z#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Polytechnic University announces that classes on Wednesday will be cancelled due to extensive damages on campus facilities, the third day in a row this week that lessons are being affected. https://sc.mp/qwb7z#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Police have condemned the arson and vandalism by protesters across the city. “Society is on the verge of a breakdown, and the mobs have seriously and extensively affected the lives of citizens.” https://sc.mp/qwb7z#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Chinese University will suspend classes for a third straight day on Wednesday because of the “high risk of clashes, road blockage, and severely damaged facilities on the campus”. https://sc.mp/qwb7z#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Protesters are returning to Des Voeux Road Central and placing bricks on the road again. https://sc.mp/qwb7z#hongkongprotestsShow this thread - 43 more replies
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