▁task ▁during ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁from ▁the ▁square , ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁surrounded ▁their ▁leaders ▁and ▁facil itated ▁a ▁safe ▁ev acu ation . ▁ ▁To ▁better ▁provide ▁food ▁to ▁protest ing ▁students , ▁who ▁were ▁only ▁being ▁fed ▁one ▁piece ▁of ▁bread ▁per ▁day , ▁the ▁Head quarters ▁established ▁its ▁own ▁don ation ▁fund . ▁The ▁fund ▁received ▁some ▁size able ▁don ations ▁from ▁Chinese ▁Central ▁Television , ▁the ▁private ▁sector , ▁and ▁others . ▁Not ably , ▁a ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁concert ▁raised ▁one ▁million ▁US ▁dollars ▁for ▁the ▁students . ▁However , ▁since ▁the ▁various ▁student ▁organizations ▁within ▁the ▁square ▁maintained ▁their ▁own ▁don ation ▁funds , ▁account ability ▁w an ed . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁Stud ents ’ ▁Aut onom ous ▁Federation ▁with h eld ▁one ▁million ▁R MB ▁in ▁don ations ▁when ▁the ▁Hung er ▁St rike ▁Committee ▁took ▁back ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Square ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 . ▁Upon ▁learning ▁of ▁these ▁funds , ▁the ▁C CP ’ s ▁official ▁st ance ▁was ▁that ▁don ations ▁came ▁from ▁reaction ary ▁forces ▁and ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁students ▁in ▁general ▁to ▁proc ure ▁communication ▁equipment ▁and ▁illegal ▁arms . ▁ ▁Intent ▁on ▁increasing ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁movement , ▁Def end ▁T ian an men ▁Square ▁Head quarters ▁established ▁communication ▁channels ▁with ▁media ▁inside ▁and ▁outside ▁of ▁Be ij ing . ▁Given ▁the ▁scale ▁and ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁protest s , ▁foreign ▁media ▁was ▁pl ent iful , ▁allowing ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁press ▁con