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, October 05, 2015

Hong Kong (香港)

University of Hong Kong's law faculty defends former dean Johannes Chan amid fallout from appointment row
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1864080/university-hong-kongs-law-faculty-defends-former

Related:
港大法律學院罕發聲明駁校委 梁智鴻:處事公平毋須辭職 教職員發起明靜默遊行 (HKU Faculty of Law breaks silence and condemns the Council in statement, Council chair Edward Leong claims fair handling and refuses to resign, teaching staff to hold silent march tomorrow)
Mingpao, October 5, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20151005/s00002/1443981406949

【副校任命】劉進圖:陳文敏獲李國能等法律猛人推薦足證地位 ([Pro-VC Appointment] Ex Mingpao chief editor Kevin Lau: Endorsement by eminent legal professionals proves Johannes Chan’s qualifications)
Apple Daily, October 5, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20151005/54279624

陈文敏接受纽时访问认为支持占中触怒北京 (Johannes Chan admits, in New York Times interview, that supporting Occupy Central may have angered Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, October 3, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151003-陈文敏接受纽时访问认为支持占中触怒北京

Related:
Q. and A.: Johannes Chan on academic freedom in Hong Kong
The New York Times, October 2, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/q-and-a-johannes-chan-on-academic-freedom-in-hong-kong/