TNAG-1965-FCO40-2797-Despatch-by-Sir-David-Wilson--Governor-of-Hong-Kong--Life-Af-1989 — Page 62

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

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.

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