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.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Umbrella Movement trial: Court refuses to scrap "inciting others to incite public nuisance" charge
Hong Kong Free Press, February 13, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/13/hong-kong-umbrella-movement-trial-court-refuses-scrap-inciting-others-incite-public-nuisance-charge/

Related:
UK MPs express support for Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Hong Kong Free Press, February 13, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/13/uk-mps-express-support-hong-kongs-umbrella-movements-nobel-peace-prize-nomination/

Court rejects pro-independence activist’s case that Hong Kong election officials cannot bar people based on political views
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2133194/court-rejects-pro-independence-activists-case-hong-kong

港大:鄭若驊首次民望34.1分 歷任律政司長新低 (HKU polls finds Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng receives lowest approval rating compared to her predecessors)
Mingpao, February 13, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180213/s00001/1518503817207

Baptist University senate groups to review controversial Mandarin graduation requirement
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2133082/baptist-university-senate-groups-review-controversial

將政治注入生命,眾志青年的青春殘酷物語 (Politics as vocation: The bumpy journey of young party members in the Demosistō)
The Initium, February 13, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180213-hongkong-demosisto/

Respect decisions by China’s top legislative body just as we did British authorities, Hong Kong minister urges
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2133062/respect-decisions-chinas-top-legislative-body-just-we-did

Hong Kong Communications Authority chief Huen Wong resigns
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/12/just-hong-kong-communications-authority-chief-huen-wong-resigns/