Date
22 April
23 April
25 April
26 April
Events in Peking
HU's Funeral ceremony. 100,000 congregate in Tiananmen square.
Serious outbreak of rioting in provincial cities of Xian and Changsha.
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Events in Hong Kong
20 members of the April 5 Action Group stage a protest outside NCNA in support of the Peking students.
HKFS issues a statement in support of the students' movement in China.
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People's Daily editorial - a tough
line on the students' movement.
Sacking of Qin Benli, editor of the Shanghai-based World Economic
Herald.
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HKFS delegation returns to HK from Peking. Chinese University Students' Union issues a statement to condemn the People's Daily editorial.