Monday, July 07, 2014

Hong Kong (香港)

SCMP study puts July 1 protest number at 140,000, well below organiser estimates
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1545694/protest-number-july-1-march-put-test

香港特首顾问指白皮书文字风格引误解 (HK Executive Councilor claims White Paper was misunderstood)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 5, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140705_china_hk_whitepaper_reac.shtml

港七一游行组织者民阵5成员被捕获保释 (5 arrested organizers of HK July 1 protest released on bail)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140704_hongkong_march_police_arrest.shtml

Related:
Hong Kong police arrested five organizers of July 1 rally
Bloomberg, July 4, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-04/hong-kong-police-arrested-five-organizers-of-july-1-rally.html

香港新闻自由状况 “数十年来最黑暗” (HK Press freedom at its darkest moment in years)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 6, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140706_hongkong_press_freedom.shtml

HSBC downgrades outlook for Hong Kong citing market fears over Occupy Central
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1549269/hsbc-downgrades-outlook-hong-kong-economy-citing-occupy-central-fears