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.

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Hong Kong (香港)

為推一地兩檢 政府擬將內地法律納入《基本法》 (In order to bring co-location checkpoint for Guangzhou-Shenzhen-HK Express Rail Link, HK government mulls incorporating Chinese laws into Basic Law)
Apple Daily, December 9, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20151209/54518086

【短片:立會流會】樂見流會 陳志全:若建制議員全在席沒可能會流會 籲政府撤回議案重新諮詢 (Lawmaker Raymond Chan happy to see LegCo session suspended as pro-establishment lawmakers failed to turn up, calls on government to cancel the bill and consult again)
Mingpao, December 9, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151209/s00001/1449641022278

Related:
從網絡廿三條看香港的假家長式專制管治(文:Alexa Stone@法政匯思) (Alexa Stone of Progressive Lawyers Group: HK government's veiled patriarchal, authoritarian rule seen in Internet Article 23 legislation)
Mingpao, December 9, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151209/s00022/1449634146020

“Hong Kong separatists” to “surround LegCo” on Wednesday, warns Global Times
Hong Kong Free Press, December 8, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/08/hong-kong-separatists-to-surround-legco-on-wednesday-warns-global-times/

Groups rally in Hong Kong to call for release of jailed Chinese human rights lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/09/groups-rally-in-hong-kong-to-call-for-release-of-jailed-chinese-human-rights-lawyers/

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, November 23, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi