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, January 11, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

稱買樓時已有 呈銀行資料無提地庫 按揭文件揭鄭若驊講大話 (Justice chief Teresa Cheng claims illegal structures existed when she bought the property, bank document proves otherwise)
Apple Daily, January 11, 2018
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/daily/article/20180111/20270867

Related:
Illegal structures not shown in Justice Sec. Teresa Cheng’s 2008 mortgage docs despite prior claims
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/11/illegal-structures-not-shown-justice-sec-teresa-chengs-2008-mortgage-docs-despite-prior-claims/

“Incompatible with reality”: Leader Carrie Lam says criticism of joint checkpoint mechanism 
“irrational”
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/11/incompatible-reality-leader-carrie-lam-says-criticism-joint-checkpoint-mechanism-irrational/

李國章:從沒打算辭退馬斐森 未到適合時機談續約 (Arthur Li says he never plans to fire HKU head Mathieson, claiming the time wasn’t right to discuss contract extension)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 10, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1374450-20180110.htm

Related:
Beijing’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong did not interfere with university affairs, says HKU council chief Arthur Li
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/01/10/beijings-liaison-office-hong-kong-not-interfere-university-affairs-says-hku-council-chief-arthur-li/