#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: 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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#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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#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#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#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#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#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#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#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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#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#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#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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#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#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#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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#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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#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#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#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#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#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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#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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#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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#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#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#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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#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/riwgxpPXbGShow this thread -
#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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#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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#LIVE: The entire Kwun Tong line, running between Whampoa and Tiu Keng Leng, has been suspended, the MTR Corporation says. https://sc.mp/k5fad#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#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#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#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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#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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#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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#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#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu says there is no place in the city beyond the long arm of the law. “The police force has a legal responsibility to take action when [someone] breaks the law in Hong Kong.” https://sc.mp/k5fad#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/zTgyL247rt
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#LIVE: Tensions are running high in Yuen Long on Castle Peak Road as dozens of riot police, many armed with long shields, arrive. https://sc.mp/k5fad#hongkongprotestsShow this thread
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