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    1. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

      Earplugs are being distributed to protesters, first aiders and journalists in #PolyUpic.twitter.com/HoBO6My7O8

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    2. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

      A shouting match between police and protesters on this end of the campus. This man was tainted blue by water cannon, with a laser beam glaring in his face, lighting up his silhouette, but he remains unfazed. Protesters now playing old Cantopop songs to avoid arguing with police.pic.twitter.com/AalxK5fytq

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    3. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

      Tension high again in #PolyU, as protesters sprayed in blue and carried into the campus. A number of them have stripped to their underwear and are being washed by firstaiders. Sounds of coughing and choking fill the area.

      12 replies 239 retweets 243 likes
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    4. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

      In the campus of #PolyU: “Why has the university turned into a battlefield?”pic.twitter.com/2arDZYPjLF

      18 replies 359 retweets 407 likes
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    5. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

      Teargas and water cannon used against protesters gathered outside #PolyU. This is the major frontline right now.pic.twitter.com/8sFhz6Qqum

      9 replies 303 retweets 289 likes
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    6. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

      A girl cries out in pain as first aiders wash away the pepper spray/teargas liquid that has stained her eyes.pic.twitter.com/BxbJuLc17x

      3 replies 219 retweets 239 likes
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    7. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

      Water cannon deployed again on Chatham Road.pic.twitter.com/S8DDh2o8nZ

      4 replies 158 retweets 184 likes
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    8. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

      From telegram, a photo taken outside the #HongKong Coliseum shows first aiders and doctors on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs, presumably arrested by riot police.pic.twitter.com/jAAYQDiB5y

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    9. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

      Over 10-hour of battle has worn down many protesters, who are taking turns for a rest while others remain in the frontline. Bottles of shower gel were used to wash off chemical from water cannon. Some lights are out, leaving part of the campus eerily dark.pic.twitter.com/9cEnz32JMb

      3 replies 126 retweets 180 likes
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    10. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

      Water cannon followed by more teargas. It doesn’t show in the picture, but police fired high into the sky and the falling canisters could have caused huge damage if it lands on someone.pic.twitter.com/GhXjwAoSth

      2 replies 94 retweets 124 likes
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      Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

      Dangerous trajectories of teargas captured in this photo, where water cannon is deployed at the same time. Instead of asking students, who have no way out, to leave, #PolyU faculty needs to intervene now before it results in a humanitarian crisis that’s greater than the one now.pic.twitter.com/xUNcH1sqzA

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        2. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          And there’s a sign here that says “beware of oncoming vehicles”. It’s damn right.pic.twitter.com/4MAC7ggkPk

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        3. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Another face-off with the armoured #police vehicle. Protesters are trying to light it on fire, as they did to another one Cheong Wan Road earlier.pic.twitter.com/3tkoLlL0Nb

          3 replies 53 retweets 115 likes
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        4. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Those injured are being carried away by first aiders. It’s almost 2:30am. I’ve no idea how protesters have been able to hold their ground for so long. Supplies help. But it takes a lot to not turn and run in front of this vehicle, firing jet of chemical every 15 min.pic.twitter.com/2K2sPH72yz

          2 replies 166 retweets 234 likes
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        5. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          The same question is on a lot of people’s mind. When will this end - and more importantly, how?pic.twitter.com/EdDVxqKliJ

          10 replies 134 retweets 257 likes
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        6. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Am signing off. Just successfully left the #PolyU area by tagging behind firefighters, who were so surprised they turned around and ask how I’d managed to leave. “By following you”, I told them.pic.twitter.com/sEEcrZNZGt

          46 replies 291 retweets 582 likes
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        7. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Meanwhile, my car is stuck on Canton Road, which along with Austin Road, is clogged with cars. Some came in respond to calls to rescue #PolyU, others in hopes of blocking the streets to prevent #police reinforcement.pic.twitter.com/j9as2pETei

          11 replies 183 retweets 325 likes
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        8. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Some have no intention of leaving.pic.twitter.com/nyfl9qllxE

          9 replies 89 retweets 230 likes
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        9. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Not all heroes wear capes. Some hold keys to bathroom door. Joined a group of a dozen people on a desperate search for the loo. Public toilet is locked. Some floated the idea of going in the bushes, when a man called to us in the park and led us to a market nearby. With a toilet

          1 reply 38 retweets 166 likes
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        10. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Three rounds of live ammunition fired on Canton Road according to people at the scene. Two riot police officers were following an injured woman that’s being carried by paramedics to the ambulance. People gathered to heckle them. The weapons were then used.

          2 replies 112 retweets 153 likes
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        11. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          More riot #police have arrived to reinforce, they are met by loud car honks, how people are expressing their anger.pic.twitter.com/ypsnrkZtLU

          6 replies 162 retweets 210 likes
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        12. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Two first-aiders at the scene confirmed that no one was shot by the live ammunition. It was extremely unwise for the two riot police officers to walk into an angry crowd alone, even/esp. if they are following an injured person carried on a stretcher to an ambulance.

          3 replies 66 retweets 128 likes
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        13. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Riot police officers leaving Canton Road, they initially shone their flashlight on drivers who dared to honk their cars in protest. But quickly left when they realised the number of cars/people they were up against. Also got a few “rubbish journalists” directed my way.pic.twitter.com/nPXJFN35vk

          3 replies 158 retweets 236 likes
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        14. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Rachel Cheung Retweeted Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

          Footage of the three rounds of live ammunition fired. The riot police officers have followed an injured female to the ambulance in order to arrest her.https://twitter.com/hkfp/status/1196161299891142657 …

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          Footage circulates on social media of the earlier scenes when police fired three warning shots on Canton Road, Jordan to disperse protesters attacking them while they hid inside an ambulance. #hongkong pic.twitter.com/WRJ5fepqAD
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        15. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Riot police working to clear the traffic jam on Canton Road, by bringing in tow trucks. One quickly turned on his/her flashlight as soon as he/she saw me filming.pic.twitter.com/t37glzzok2

          7 replies 75 retweets 99 likes
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        16. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          According to RTHK livestream, most protesters have retreated into the campus while the front entrance of #PolyU is on fire, likely to keep riot police from entering and making mass arrests.pic.twitter.com/oozkGD40qP

          10 replies 286 retweets 271 likes
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        17. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          A similar situation at the bridge that connects #PolyU to Hung Hom MTR station, another frontline in today's battle. A fire barrier is used to keep riot police from entering, despite the fire posing great risks to protesters themselves as well.pic.twitter.com/moT75CD6fc

          3 replies 208 retweets 218 likes
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        18. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Things seem quiet as the fire continues to burn, the silence punctured only by occasional explosions. A number of protesters were arrested earlier when the police successfully charged into the campus.

          5 replies 33 retweets 67 likes
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        19. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 17 Nov 2019

          Also spotted this on a wall near the canteen in #PolyU.pic.twitter.com/RaWvpgsf5B

          22 replies 587 retweets 750 likes
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