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    1. 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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    2. 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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    3. 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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    4. 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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    5. 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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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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      #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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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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      #LIVE: John Lee: “Petrol bombs were thrown at [the police], so they must act in order to... defend themselves. That is what we saw on television.” https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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      #LIVE: Education minister Kevin Yeung Yun-hung denies allegations the government’s refusal to suspend classes on Wednesday is an attempt to “save face”, saying traffic conditions varied in different districts. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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      #LIVE: As a train to Central finally arrives at Prince Edward, more scuffles break out as some people continue to keep the doors from closing. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/xW9ROi4IYj

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      #LIVE: Petrol bombs are seen dotted around Chinese University, where police and protesters faced off near a bridge on Tuesday. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/VyWHyyjb9P

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      #LIVE: MTR announces that the entire Tsuen Wan line, running between Tsuen Wan and Central, has been suspended. The East Rail line is also closed, while services between Tsuen Wan West and Tuen Mun have been suspended. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: The Jockey Club has cancelled tonight’s Happy Valley race meeting, with Jockey Club officials deciding it was in the interests of safety to do so. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: The Legislative Council meeting is suspended after president Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen orders Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai to leave the chamber. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: More than 80 mainland China students at Chinese University leave the Sha Tin campus on Wednesday morning, amid clashes between police and protesters. They are set to board coaches to take them back to the mainland. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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          #LIVE: Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu says claims anti-government protesters were killed by police during an operation inside Prince Edward MTR station on August 31 were “groundless”. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: For the third day in a row, a crowd gathers in Central at the junction between Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central. They chant “Stand with Hong Kong”. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/YlwKyYs7gZ

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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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          #LIVE: Outside Baptist University in Kowloon Tong, a man walks up to several protesters to ask them to remove barricades near to Baptist Hospital, which is next to the campus. The man fears hospital services will be affected. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/dMEIq3i2TW

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        1. Elliot Charles  🇦🇺 🇭🇰‏ @Elliot99Charles Nov 12
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          This weekday freedom fighting is a good tactic. If the HK economy can completely capitulate and foreign business leave, then the government may decide to act properly. There's a way to go but it's getting there.

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