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.

Monday, June 01, 2015

Hong Kong (香港)

Mainland refuses China permit for Longhair
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 30, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150530/news_20150530_56_1103660.htm

June 4 vigil still delivers powerful message, say young activists
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1813325/june-4-vigil-still-delivers-powerful-message-say-young

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“Around 3,000” join June 4 commemoration march
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 31, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150531/news_20150531_56_1103839.htm

六四週年前夕香港支聯會發起紀念遊行 (Hong Kong Alliance organizes memorial march in the lead-up to June Fourth anniversary)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/05/150531_hongkong_june_fourth_rally_update

Tensions rise ahead of vigil
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 1, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=157518&sid=44580059&con_type=1&d_str=20150601

香港政改难有共识 “纪念六四”遭遇夹击 (No consensus for Hong Kong’s political reform, June Fourth memorial march disputed)
Deutsche Welle, May 31, 2015
http://www.dw.de/香港政改难有共识-纪念六四遭遇夹击/a-18488266

Beijing rules out Hong Kong electoral reform concessions
The Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-rules-out-hong-kong-electoral-reform-concessions-1433072382

陳偉業指現時否決政改方案氣氛是最好 (Legislator Albert Chan Wai-yip thinks it best to vote down political reform proposal now)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 1, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150601/news_20150601_55_1104056.htm