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, August 05, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong localist leader could have been elected if allowed to run, survey shows
港大调查:本土派梁天琦若获准参选 有望赢得议席
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1999297/hong-kong-localist-leader-could-have-been-elected-if-allowed
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15658a47f6da2e6/gang-da-diao-cha-ben-tu-pai-liang-tian-qi-ruo-huo-zhun-can-xuan-you-wang-ying-de-yi-xi

專訪:石永泰談法治——國際特赦組織香港分會《人權》雜誌夏季號2016 (Amnesty International Hong Kong Human Rights magazine issue summer 2016: Interview with former Hong Kong Bar Association president Paul Shieh Wing-tai on rule of law)
InMedia HK, August 5, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043858

Public rating for freedom in Hong Kong at new low since 1997—HKU study
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/03/public-rating-freedom-hong-kong-new-low-since-1997-hku-study/

What Hong Kong's loyalty pledge says about its future
Voice of America, August 4, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/hong-kong-loyalty-pledge/3448823.html