Anti-extradition protesters raised the ante in their showdown with the government by blocking roads and trying to shut down a number of public buildings in Admiralty and Wan Chai. Priscilla Ng reports.

Today's protest action is organised by largely students using different social media platforms. Annemarie Evans asked Charles Mok, an I-T sector lawmaker, what his take was on how the demonstrators are using social media to organise their activities.

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