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.

Friday, June 03, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Firefighters remove "Never forget June 4" banner unfurled on Kowloon slope
六四27周年前夕 狮子山现“毋忘六四"直幡但已拆除
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1962950/firefighters-remove-never-forget-june-4-banner
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15514bfb7b00f9d/liu-si-2-7-zhou-nian-qian-xi-shi-zi-shan-xian-wu-wang-liu-si-zhi-fan-dan-yi-chai-chu

毋忘八九啟蒙 醞釀民主力量 —— 六四晚會後遊行聲明 (Never forget June Fourth as the source of awakening and its effect on developing democratization—Statement of post June Fourth vigil march)
Ming Pao, June 2, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160603/s00022/1464919197616

Squaring off: A museum of China’s democracy movement in 1989 is in trouble
The Economist, June 4, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21699926-museum-chinas-democracy-movement-1989-trouble-squaring

8 groups with LegCo election votes share address of a pro-China businessman—report
Hong Kong Free Press, June 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/03/8-groups-with-legco-election-votes-share-address-with-pro-china-businessman-report/

【禁止酷刑公約】為香港人做過咩? (What has the “Convention Against Torture” done for Hongkongers so far?)
InMedia HK, June 3, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042701