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, September 05, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Election 2016: Triumph for pro-democracy newcomers as opposition camp maintains veto power
Hong Kong Free Press, September 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/05/legislative-legco-hong-kong-election-2016-triumph-for-pro-democracy-newcomers-as-opposition-camp-maintains-veto-power/

Related:
In Hong Kong, young protest leaders win seats in local elections
The New York Times, September 4, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/world/asia/hong-kong-election.html

Hong Kong election: Who are the new faces in politics?
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 5, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37274159

He’s the king of votes, but Eddie Chu warns of “storm of political violence” after landslide Legco election win
朱凱迪成新界西票王 籲港人反對政治暴力
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014841/eddie-chu-hoi-dick-predicts-storm-political-violence
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/156f8b350a3fca8/zhu-kai-di-cheng-xin-jie-xi-piao-wang-yu-gang-ren-fan-dui-zheng-zhi-bao-li

Hong Kong election: Youth protest leaders win LegCo seats
視頻:羅冠聰——香港史上最年輕立法會議員
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 5, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37273238
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/multimedia/2016/09/160905_video_nathan_law

A record number of voters turned out for Hong Kong’s most important election since the Occupy protests
Quartz, September 5, 2016
http://qz.com/773772/a-record-number-of-voters-turned-out-for-hong-kongs-most-important-election-since-the-occupy-protests/

Vote this way: Chinese state-owned firms reportedly hand out instructions to staff on how to vote in Hong Kong elections
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014207/vote-way-chinese-state-owned-firms-reportedly-hand-out

The plea from a 15-year-old Hongkonger that went viral: “I really want to vote but…”
Hong Kong Free Press, September 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/03/the-plea-from-a-15-year-old-hongkonger-that-went-viral-i-really-want-to-vote-but/