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    1. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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      Water cannon deployed again on Chatham Road.pic.twitter.com/S8DDh2o8nZ

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    2. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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      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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    3. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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      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

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    4. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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      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

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    5. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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      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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    6. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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      And there’s a sign here that says “beware of oncoming vehicles”. It’s damn right.pic.twitter.com/4MAC7ggkPk

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    7. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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      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

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    8. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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      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

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    9. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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      The same question is on a lot of people’s mind. When will this end - and more importantly, how?pic.twitter.com/EdDVxqKliJ

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    10. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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      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

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      Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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      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

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        2. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          Some have no intention of leaving.pic.twitter.com/nyfl9qllxE

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        3. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          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

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        4. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          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.

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        5. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          More riot #police have arrived to reinforce, they are met by loud car honks, how people are expressing their anger.pic.twitter.com/ypsnrkZtLU

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        6. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          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.

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        7. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          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

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        8. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          Rachel Cheung Retweeted Hong Kong Free Press

          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/HongKongFP/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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        9. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          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

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        10. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          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

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        11. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          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

          2 replies 243 retweets 248 likes
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        12. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          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.

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        13. Rachel Cheung‏Verified account @rachel_cheung1 Nov 17
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          Also spotted this on a wall near the canteen in #PolyU.pic.twitter.com/RaWvpgsf5B

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