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.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing wants to engage Hong Kong’s legal community more when interpreting Basic Law, says Wang Zhenmin
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1935494/beijing-wants-engage-hong-kongs-legal-community-more-when

Missing Hong Kong bookseller case unfortunate: China liaison office official
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/12/missing-hong-kong-bookseller-case-unfortunate-china-official/

China’s top lawyer in Hong Kong says secession advocates could face Prosecution
中联办官员:英国法律禁止香港独立
The New York Times, April 13, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/13/world/asia/hong-kong-china-wang-zhenmin.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160412/cc12hongkong/

Pro-democracy camp urges eligible voters to register in their functional constituencies
Agence France-Presse, April 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/13/pro-democracy-camp-urges-eligible-voters-to-register-in-their-functional-constituencies/

【立會選舉】戴耀廷再改良「雷動計劃」 增「聰明選民」如炸彈準確命中目標 ([LegCo election] Benny Tai improves “thunder strategy” again, adding “intelligent voters” to aim precisely at targets like bombs)
Ming Pao, April 13, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160413/s00001/1460511211610