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, April 23, 2015

Hong Kong (香港)

李卓人:如香港人接受假普選 將來無可能爭取真普選 (Pan-dem Lee Cheuk-yan: If HK people accept “fake universal suffrage,” now, there’s no chance for genuine universal suffrage in the future)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150423/news_20150423_55_1094320.htm

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袁國強:通過政改方案不代表扼殺往後民主發展 (Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen: Passing political reform proposal will not eliminate future democratic development)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150423/news_20150423_55_1094303.htm

Hong Kong activists threaten new protests against “fake democracy”
The Telegraph, April 22, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11554226/Hong-Kong-activists-threaten-new-protests-against-fake-democracy.html

Hong Kong election: Plans to appoint chief executive are in “strict compliance” with instructions from China-and ignore democracy campaigners' demands
The Independent, April 22, 2015
http://ind.pn/1d0H1A9

港府民意戰首站陷混亂 林鄭對是否公佈未來行程有保留 (First engagement in HK government’s battle to win public opinion stirs unrest, Carrie Lam uncertain about announcing the upcoming schedule)
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/14ce40bef325e8f/gang-fu-min-yi-zhan-shou-zhan-xian-hun-luan-lin-zheng-dui-shi-fou-gong-bu-wei-lai-xing-cheng-you-bao-liu

理大生通過退出學聯 (PolyU students pass referendum to withdraw from Federation of Students)
Apple Daily, April 23, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150423/19122642

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浸大學生會退聯公投傍晚結束 (Voting on HKBU referendum to withdraw from Federation of Students open until this evening)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150423/news_20150423_55_1094392.htm