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, September 22, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

張曉明稱會離任中聯辦 說和香港「從未走遠」 (Zhang Xiaoming confirms that he will leave Liaison Office: Will never walk away from Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 22, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1355435-20170922.htm

消息指王志民已接任香港中聯辦主任一職 (Wang Zhimin, chief of the Macau Liaison Office, reported to be the new Hong Kong Liaison Office director)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 22, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1355299-20170921.htm

訪英晤首席大臣 林鄭:回歸20年港成功落實一國兩制 (Carrie Lam in the UK: Hong Kong successfully executes “One Country, Two Systems” twenty years after handover)
Mingpao, September 22, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170922/s00001/1506042553554

CUHK student union removes Hong Kong independence banner but denies bending to pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/21/cuhk-student-union-removes-hong-kong-independence-banner-denies-bending-pressure/