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.

Friday, May 20, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Demosistō activists released on HK$500 bail after attempting to block Chinese official’s motorcade
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/20/joshua-wong-and-demosisto-activists-released-on-bail-after-attempting-to-block-chinese-official-zhangs-motorcade/

Everyone will have to “foot the bill” if Hong Kong becomes chaotic, warns Zhang Dejiang
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1947240/everyone-will-have-foot-bill-if-hong-kong-becomes-chaotic

香港支联会向张德江发公开信要求平反六四 (Hong Kong Alliance sends open letter to Zhang Dejiang demanding to rehabilitate June Fourth)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-05192016103533.html

Chinese official condemns calls for greater autonomy in Hong Kong
The New York Times, May 19, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/20/world/asia/hong-kong-independence-zhang-dejiang.html?_r=0