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, November 24, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

港各界支持法院取消辱国议员资格 (All walks of life in Hong Kong support court's voiding of credentials of elected Legco members who insulted the motherland)
Legal Daily, November 19, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20161119/Articel04002GN.htm

Disqualified Hong Kong lawmakers attend appeal hearing
Associated Press, November 24, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/disqualified-hong-kong-lawmakers-attend-appeal-hearing/2016/11/24/b6b74200-b20a-11e6-bc2d-19b3d759cfe7_story.html

Number of mainlanders refused entry to Hong Kong for suspected parallel trading drops by half
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2048866/number-mainlanders-refused-entry-hong-kong-suspected-parallel

76% of non-local university students are from mainland; gov’t auditor urges more diversity
Hong Kong Free Press, November 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/11/23/76-of-non-local-university-students-are-from-mainland-govt-auditor-urges-more-diversity/

嶺大畢業禮學生會掛直幡 抗議特首校監必然制 (Huge banner hung on LingnanU graduation ceremony day, protesting chief executive as uni chancellor system)
Ming Pao, November 24, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161124/s00001/1479953920324

Related:
自治抗爭思潮漫大學 嶺大兩度掛自決直幡 (Self-governance and protest sentiments spread in universities, self-determination giant banner twice hung in LingnanU)
Radio France Internationale, November 24, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/政治/20161124-自治抗爭思潮漫大學-嶺大兩度掛自決直幡