Date
Events in Peking
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Events in Hong Kong
25 May
- LI Peng appears in a highly
publicized meeting with 3 foreign ambassadors.
People's Daily publishes a message from the PLA General Staff Dept to martial law troops, making the first approving reference to the April 26 editorial.
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The All HK Alliance announces the setting up of a central fund in support of the student movement.
400 NT Taxi drivers gather in Tai Po and drive to NCNA office at Shatin to demonstrate their support.
500 school buses drive from Caroline Hill Road to NCNA in support of the student movement.
Students of tertiary institutions and
500 organizations launch 'Fax Move' by faxing newspapers cuttings to China to break the news blackout.
HK Christian community launch marathon prayer meeting. More than 70 Christian groups take part.
26 May
- CHEN Yun makes a highly publicized appearance and supports the line taken by LI Peng and YANG Shangkun.
- 200,000 young people take part in rally at
Victoria Park organized by the Breakthrough and other Christian Groups.
10,000 residents in Wong Tai Sin stage a rally.
100 reporters from Chinese press stage a sit-in.
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