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Events in Peking
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Events in Hong Kong
17 May
Now 3,000 hunger strikers in Peking. Hunger strikes also begin in Shanghai.
- Up to 2 million people in the
streets in Peking to support the students.
Demonstrations in at least 20 cities.
Students from other cities flood into Peking at a rate of 50,000 per day.
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- 6,000-8,000 students and residents assemble
at Victoria Park to support students in China. Some of them also march to NCNA to present a petition.
Signature campaign organized by HKFS.
300 members of the Joint Committee for the Promotion of Democratic Government stage a mass rally. Martin LEE and SZETO Wah take part.
- $130,000 collected.
3 local delegates of NPC dispatch a telegram to NPC Standing Committee, urging Chinese Government to open a dialogue with students.
18 May
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Up to 2 million people in the streets to support the students.
- At 5 a.m., ZHAO, LI, HU Qili and QIAO Shi visit hunger strikers in hospitals.
LI Peng meets students represen- tatives. Talks televised. Breakdown of talks.
- Politburo Standing Committee meeting.
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HK delegates to CPPCC send 2 telegrams, expressing support to the student movement.
13 students continue hunger strike outside NCNA.
- $750,000 collected so far.