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, March 16, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

港府提建議 侮辱國歌最高監禁3年 (SAR gov suggests up to 3 years imprisonment for insulting Chinese national anthem)
Central News Agency, March 16, 2018
http://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/201803160203-1.aspx

No interim ban against Hong Kong by-election winner being sworn in
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2137432/no-interim-ban-against-hong-kong-election-winner-being

Related:
Defeated by-election candidate Edward Yiu says he may run in 2019 District Council elections
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/16/defeated-election-candidate-edward-yiu-says-may-run-2019-district-council-elections/

UK warns of increasing Beijing pressure on Hong Kong after activist jailings and ousting of lawmakers
Agence France-Presse, March 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/16/uk-warns-increasing-beijing-pressure-hong-kong-activist-jailings-ousting-lawmakers/

Related:
外交部駐港特派員公署促英方 停止對香港事務說三道四 (Office of the Commissioner of  MFA urges UK to stop making random and irresponsible remarks on HK issues)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 15, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1386095-20180315.htm

Hong Kong gov’t ignored 723 hectares of brownfield land that could be used for 84,000 flats, say researchers
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/16/hong-kong-govt-ignored-723-hectares-brownfield-land-used-84000-flats-say-researchers/

City of sadness? Hong Kong drops five spots to 76th in UN World Happiness Report
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/15/city-sadness-hong-kong-drops-five-spots-76th-un-world-happiness-report/