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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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      #LIVE: Several MTR stations are closed, buses cancelled, and roads are blocked as Hong Kong braces for a third straight day of travel chaos. Follow our live coverage here https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Protesters at Chinese University set roadblocks on Tai Po Road near one of the entrances to the Sha Tin campus, blocking traffic in both directions. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/FdSsFadPlM

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Many primary and secondary schools in the North district, especially those near Sha Tin and Tai Po suspend classes on Wednesday. Read more here https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: With Tolo Highway not open, and MTR’s East Rail line suspended, people living in Tai Po, Fanling and Sheung Shui are finding it extremely difficult to get to other parts of the city https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Some city cleaners and passers-by try to clear Nathan Road of debris left by protesters on Tuesday. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/MUMuBBGAzj

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: MTR Corporation has released photos of the damage protesters caused at Kowloon Tong station during a violent rampage on Tuesday night. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/xHCioEi52G

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: The MTR Corporation says protesters broke into University station overnight and trashed the station and set a train on fire. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/5JUEZjbt4Z

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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: A long line of people at Tai Wai MTR station are waiting for taxis and mini buses. Some say they have been there for more than an hour and still cannot get in a taxi, or on mini buses. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Trains on the Kwun Tong line are being delayed every few stops, with periodic announcements that the train in front has not yet left the next station. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: A small group of about 10 protesters set up roadblocks near Baptist University in Kowloon Tong, some also start fires. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Dozens of riot police are on Pok Fu Lam Road near HKU MTR station with six police vans nearby. Most roadblocks set up by student protesters the day before have been cleared. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/x1D8gederV

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        11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Yuen Long MTR station has been closed because protesters are again vandalising the station, the rail operator says. On the West Rail line, services between Tuen Mun and Kam Sheung Road are suspended. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Tempers fray as commuters try to cram into increasingly packed and delayed MTR trains. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/FUsHNVb41m

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        13. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: The student union at Chinese University says its lawyers are to apply for a court injunction barring police from entering the Sha Tin campus without a warrant. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        14. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: A protester on a bridge overlooking Tolo Highway near Chinese University stands near a graffiti that says: “It is you who made us no longer peaceful.” https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/XtO13ubVWQ

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        15. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Commuters across the city are struggling to get to work, with buses, trains, and roads all affected by a third day of protests. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/OAmNzZe7Dx

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        16. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Some hospital and clinical services may be affected because of the traffic disruption. However, services at the accident and emergency departments and inpatient services at public hospitals are largely operating as normal. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        17. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Trains services between Kwun Tong and Tiu Keng Leng on the Kwun Tong line have been suspended because some people are stopping train doors from closing, the MTR Corporation says. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        18. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: In Prince Edward, hundreds are queuing just to get on to an already crowded platform. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/HPws1pX3h1

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        19. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong is closed on Wednesday after protesters vandalised some mall facilities and trashed shops the previous night. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Jl8Ly7NSZ0

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        20. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: More than a dozen riot police occupy the junction of Argyle Street and Nathan Road, and begin to clear roadblocks left overnight. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/udRmWetLcV

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        21. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: An MTR worker says the train on the Kwun Tong line at the platform of Prince Edward originally heading towards Tiu Keng Leng is now only stopping at Choi Hung. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        22. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: An MTR worker puts up a sign saying passengers can leave the station by tapping their Octupus cards and a fare will not be deducted. One man who sees the sign says: “Even if I go out I can’t get to where I want to be.” https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/5SIJmDU7dd

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        23. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Frustrated passengers at Prince Edward Station questioning a MTR worker who informed them there are no trains on the Kwun Tong line, but trains to Central are still working. http://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests Video: SCMP/Zoe Lowpic.twitter.com/riwgxpPXbG

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        24. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Entrances to the Polytechnic University campus are blocked by barricades, and only a few protesters can be seen at the entrance. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/lGiV2FXyJm

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        25. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: A staff member at a Fortress store on Argyle Street clears shattered glass from the pavement, the result of someone smashing a window overnight. A spray-painted “sorry” is visible on the window. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/9DnXYBWQVd

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        26. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: The entire Kwun Tong line, running between Whampoa and Tiu Keng Leng, has been suspended, the MTR Corporation says. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        27. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: More Hong Kong schools announce the suspension of classes, including top secondary schools St Paul’s Co-educational College in Mid-Levels, Diocesan Boys’ School in Mong Kok, and Ying Wa College in Sham Shui Po. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        28. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Protesters at Chinese University say the police special tactical squad has been spotted at Tolo Harbour near the Science Park. “Gear up! There are raptors!” one protester yells. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/UvdHggKbdZ

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        29. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Passengers trying to travel towards Central settle in for a long wait at Prince Edward MTR station, where it has been more than 30 minutes since the last train departed. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/73raknN24q

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        30. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: MTR has released a map that shows the current service disruption and station closures https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/WA526WtQOt

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        31. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: “I call on citizens to distance themselves from these violent acts,” says Hong Kong's No 2 Matthew Cheung. “Violence is not a way out and would never succeed." https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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