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, July 20, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

馮敬恩刑恐脫罪 公眾地方擾亂秩序罪成需還押 (Billy Fung found guilty of acting in a disorderly manner but cleared of criminal charge)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 20, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1343240-20170720.htm

吳凱宇:以香港主體意識 抵抗政權壓迫 ── 加泰隆尼亞的啓示 (To fight against the oppressive regime with Hong Kong’s self-consciousness—a lesson from Catalonia)
Inmediahk, July 20, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1050863

港民主派议员抗议褫夺议员席位 (Pan-dem lawmakers in Hong Kong protest against the disqualification of four colleagues)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07192017111947.html

Ousted localist Yau Wai-ching invites disqualified lawmakers to discuss legal arguments together
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/19/ousted-localist-yau-wai-ching-invites-disqualified-lawmakers-discuss-legal-arguments-together/

Complaints relating to access to info hit new high, as Ombudsman criticizes “inappropriate” gov’t excuses
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/19/complaints-relating-access-info-hit-new-high-ombudsman-criticises-inappropriate-govt-excuses/

Chris Patten: Hong Kong's freedoms under threat
Al Jazeera, July 19, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/inthefield/2017/07/chris-patten-hong-kong-freedoms-threat-170718111544107.html