The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, August 06, 2015

Hong Kong (香港)

Drastic differences in LegCo assistants’ pay comes into question
Hong Kong Free Press, August 5, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/05/drastic-differences-in-legco-assistants-pay-comes-into-question/

Pro-Beijing lawyer, co-defendants in court for first time in Hong Kong corporate graft case
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1846717/pro-beijing-lawyer-and-co-defendants-appear-hong-kong-court

Mob rule or defending freedom? 8 reactions to HKU Council’s explosive protest
Hong Kong Free Press, August 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/06/mob-rule-or-defending-freedom-8-reactions-to-hku-councils-explosive-protest/

《明報》前總編遇襲案首被告:公安稱中央不想有政治問題 (First defendant in ex Mingpao chief editor assault case: Public security official says the central government does not want a political dispute)
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/14f01e27c9184e9/ming-bao-qian-zong-bian-yu-xi-an-shou-bei-gao-gong-an-cheng-zhong-yang-bu-xiang-you-zheng-zhi-wen-ti