HONG KONG: Hundreds of mourners lined the streets and laid flowers near former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's childhood residence on Saturday, a day after he died of a heart attack.

Li was born in Hefei in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, where he spent most of his childhood and youth. People came overnight to Li's former residence at Hongxing Road No. 80 with bouquets of chrysanthemums and other flowers. Some bowed in respect, while others cried.

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