TNAG-1965-FCO40-2797-Despatch-by-Sir-David-Wilson--Governor-of-Hong-Kong--Life-Af-1989 — Page 68

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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

- 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.

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LI Peng meets students represen- tatives.

Talks televised.

Breakdown of talks.

Politburo Standing Committee meeting.

- HK delegates to CPPCC send 2 telegrams,

expressing support to the student movement.

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13 students continue hunger strike outside NCNA.

- $750,000 collected so far.

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