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, August 03, 2015

Hong Kong (香港)

婦女團體指胸部襲警案影響深遠亦違常理 (Women’s rights groups: “Assaulting police officer with breasts” has far-reaching impact and defies common sense)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 3, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150803/news_20150803_55_1120946.htm

Hong Kong “breast walk” held over court ruling
Al Jazeera, August 2, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/hong-kong-breast-walk-protest-court-ruling-150802110617144.html

陳文敏回應香港大學任命副校長風波 (Johannes Chan responds on HKU pro-vice-chancellor appointment scandal)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 1, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/08/150801_hongkong_johannes_chan_response

受鉛水事件影響居民批評政府行動慢決定追討 (Citizens affected by lead-laced water criticize slow gov’t response and demand compensation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 3, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150803/news_20150803_55_1120936.htm

Related:
政黨及團體承認鉛水事件追討之路漫長及困難 (Political parties & groups admit finding out those responsible for the lead-laced water issue would be long and difficult)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 3, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150803/news_20150803_55_1120937.htm

有水諮會專家倡毋須裝濾水器 學者憂影響幼童發育 (Water advisory committee expert suggests no need to install water filter, academic worries about young children’s growth and development)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 2, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150802/news_20150802_55_1120795.htm

港團體明信片簽署行動聲援中國維權律師 (HK groups organize postcard signing campaign to support China’s human rights lawyers)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 2, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/08/150802_hk_postcards_support_lawyers

Joshua Wong: “We had no clear goals” in Hong Kong protests
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 3, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-33729241