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 02, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

Boy band dedicates song to June 4 student victims in bid to grab attention of Hong Kong youngsters
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2096527/boy-band-dedicates-song-june-4-student-victims-bid-grab

梁振英最后答问:已主动向中央交代 (C.Y. Leung’s last question and answer session: I have already explained myself to Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, June 1, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/梁振英最后答问已主动向中央交代/a-39084276

回归首任大法官婉言批评人大抢先释法伤害香港司法独立 (First chief justice of CFA Andrew Li criticizes NPC for harming Hong Kong’s judicial independence with premature Basic Law interpretation)
Radio France Internationale, June 1, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20170601-回归首任大法官婉言批评人大抢先释法伤害香港司法独立