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Review | OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 19: Full coverage of the day’s events

After 19 days and thousands of posts from our reporters and photographers on the ground, our live blog on Occupy Central has now closed. Stay tuned to scmp.com for all the latest breaking news and analysis on the protests.

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Ken Tsang addresses the crowds in Admiralty. Photo: Dickson Lee

After 19 days and thousands of posts from our reporters and photographers on the ground, our live blog on Occupy Central has now closed. 

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This concludes our live coverage.

11.30pm Admiralty: Cannes film festival best actress Deanie Ip visits Admiralty to support students and fellow artists. "Suddenly, I no longer trust the police to leave protesters in peace," she says, while pinning a yellow umbrella onto her sleeve. 

11.00pm Causeway Bay: Protesters are getting ready to spend another night on Yee Wo Street. More than 20 tents are pitched in the area. Priscilla Chung, 23, who works in marketing, has just set up one of them. "I can see that it won't be a short journey, so we decided to use a tent to get a better sleep," she says. 
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Chung and her friend also have a tent in Admiralty, but decided to support the movement in Causeway Bay for a few days. "We heard that there were fewer and fewer people coming here. So, it sounded a bit dangerous to let that happen," she says. Each occupied area is, in her opinion, "a bargaining chip" that should be protected.

10.45pm Admiralty: Canto-pop icon Anthony Wong and singer Denise Ho speak at the Harcourt Road rally before giving a performance. "Music has never been for entertainment purposes only," Wong says. "There are lots of creative ways that we can document this movement."

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