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, May 15, 2015

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong ministers and officials slow to sign pro-reform petition
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1797519/hong-kong-ministers-and-officials-slow-sign-pro-reform

Meeting sought between democrats and Beijing
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 15, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150515/news_20150515_56_1099681.htm

陳文敏認為政改表決6月非死線 可延遲數月 (Former HKU law dean Johannes Chan: June is not final deadline to vote on political reform package, a few months’ delay is possible)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 15, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150515/news_20150515_55_1099760.htm

法律學者:一地兩檢倘列入基本法附件破壞法治 (Law academic: Juxtaposed border control, if included in Basic Law annex, would harm rule of law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 15, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150515/news_20150515_55_1099766.htm

Related:
梁愛詩相信有辦法解決高鐵一地兩檢爭議 (Former HK Secretary for Justice Elsie Leung: there are ways to settle the disputes over juxtaposed border control)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 15, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150515/news_20150515_55_1099749.htm