At the end of May 1989, seeing that support was needed for the university students protesting in Tiananmen Square, he took HK $ 3 million in cash donated by Hong Kong residents to Beijing to present to the students.
1989 年 5 月底，眼見大學生在天安門廣場上的抗議行動需要物資支援，李卓人帶了香港市民捐贈的 3 百萬元港幣前往北京，準備送給學生。