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Update | Doctors give Joshua Wong glucose as blood sugar level falls in day 4 of hunger strike

Doctors gave hunger striker Joshua Wong a teaspoon of glucose today after his blood sugar fell to a worryingly low level during day four of his protest.

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Scholarism's hunger strikers meet the press. Photo: Felix Wong

Doctors gave hunger striker Joshua Wong Chi-fung a teaspoon of glucose today after his blood sugar fell to a worryingly low level, prompting an apology from the teenage activist for not sticking to his self-imposed rules.

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"I have to apologise because during this hunger strike, I'm only supposed to drink water," he told supporters as hunger strikers entered the fourth day of their protest in a bid to press the government to reopen dialogue over Hong Kong’s political reform.

The 18-year-old was found to a have a blood sugar level of 2.7 millimoles per litre during a check-up by two medical workers at 10.30am.

Afterwards Wong leaned on another Scholarism member for support while trying to walk to a toilet a few metres away.

Normal blood sugar levels are between 5 and 6 mmol/l before meals, and can go up to between 7 and 8 mmol/l after eating.

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Two more members of Scholarism joined the hunger strike last night.

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