#LIVE: Hong Kong protests: tear gas fired as city begins fourth straight day of mayhem. Follow our live coverage here https://sc.mp/y73kk #hongkongprotests
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#LIVE: At a LegCo meeting on Thursday, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung says all senior officials are trying to identify a solution to the current crisis, and ways to relieve the situation were discussed in a late-night meeting yesterday. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: MTR services remain disrupted. On the East Rail Line, services between Tai Wai and Lo Wu, as well as Lok Ma Chau, have been suspended. Trains between Hung Hom and Tai Wai are running at 10-minute intervals. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/zk6licMhZC
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#LIVE: City University announces in a letter to graduates and staff that all sessions of this year’s graduation ceremonies, including the university-wide and school or college-based ceremonies, will be cancelled. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: The University of Hong Kong says in an email that students and staff are advised not to come to the campus on Thursday. It adds:“Please act with caution and stay vigilant.” https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: A number of firefighters arrive at Science Park Road, near the Chinese University campus, which has been blocked by protesters. Protesters allow them to clear the barricades and the road is reopened to traffic. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/LEE7MhYVgJ
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#LIVE: Protesters on Pok Fu Lam Road outside HKU are trying to rebuild their catapult. Police earlier said they would clear roadblocks on the road, but have yet to show up. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotests Video: SCMP/Zoe Lowpic.twitter.com/8QAc15PdPdShow this thread -
#LIVE: In a statement, the Education Bureau announces that classes at kindergartens and primary, secondary and special schools will be suspended from Friday to Sunday. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: At Hong Kong University, one protester who gives his name as Po Long says he is there to help with gathering supplies (pictured), though he is not a student there. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/0hUdvPeXqL
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#LIVE: Protesters are building a makeshift wall using concrete and bricks on Pok Fu Lam Rd at the University of Hong Kong.#HongKongProtests https://sc.mp/y73kk Video: SCMP/Chris Healypic.twitter.com/hW0a2fW86LShow this thread -
#LIVE: Protesters at Polytechnic University fortify their roadblocks and barricades, with more police believed to be headed in their direction. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Bfmvgqmbz0
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#LIVE: After three consecutive days of lunch-time protests in Central this week, the business district is quiet today. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/rN8Sko5zBt
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#LIVE: People in Central put on masks at lunchtime and chant slogans. At 12.35pm, some 100 masked office workers spilled onto Pedder Street, bringing traffic to a standstill there. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotests Video: SCMP/Victor Tingpic.twitter.com/ByaEyYleU9Show this thread -
#LIVE: At the Legislative Council, lawmaker Junius Ho Kwan-yiu proposes the government set up an “emergency central coordination unit for stopping violence and curbing chaos”. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Protesters put bricks on Des Voeux Road Central and arrange them in a groups of three, a now-familiar pattern to delay any police advance later and make it harder for them and their vehicles to clear the roadblocks. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/zubBKkQbaV
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#LIVE: Protesters are digging up bricks on Pedder Street in Central. Some of them, who have opened their umbrellas to protect the identity of their peers, are in business attire. https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotests Video: SCMP/Victor Tingpic.twitter.com/k6uTDsDL7DShow this thread -
#LIVE: More than 200 people gather at the open space in front of One Island East at lunchtime, chanting "Fight for freedom! Stand with Hong Kong!" "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times!" https://sc.mp/y73kk#hongkongprotests Video: SCMP/Karen Zhangpic.twitter.com/Z0UIAIwUygShow this thread
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