Thursday, February 25, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong outrage over Chinese subtitle switch
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 24, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35647861

Related:
“Radicals” debating simplified Chinese are “irrational” and “impolite” says state media
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/25/politicising-simplified-chinese-debate-irrational-and-impolite-says-state-media/

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong back in court to face protest charges
Channel NewsAsia, February 25, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-activist-joshua/2546908.html

Foreign Correspondents’ Club “troubled” by China’s failure to explain missing booksellers
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/25/foreign-correspondents-club-troubled-by-failure-to-explain-missing-booksellers/

Hong Kong braces for weaker growth as “political volatility” strains economy
Reuters, February 24, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-budget-idUSKCN0VX0SN

Hong Kong's missing booksellers: a timeline of events
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/video/hong-kong/1915913/hong-kongs-missing-booksellers-timeline-events