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.

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Independence banners hung at HK universities in defiance of China: media
Reuters, October 1, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hk-protests-idUSKCN1212YH

【中史課改】不出席城市論壇 教局網上發文逐點解畫 籲討論回歸專業 ([Chinese history curriculum revision] Edu Bureau refuses to appear at City Forum, issues article online to explain revision plan, calling for the discussion’s “return to the education profession”)
Ming Pao, October 2, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161002/s00001/1475396988408

香港候任议员称解决房屋问题必须破除「官商乡黑」勾结 (Hong Kong lawmaker-elect: In order to solve housing problem, “government, business, rural authorities, and gangs collusion” must be eradicated)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-10032016112317.html

香港亲中报纸批张德江引贪腐入港 (Pro-Beijing Hong Kong newspaper denounces Zhang Dejiang for bringing corruption into Hong Kong)
Voice of America, October 3, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-hk-sing-pao-continues-to-attack-zhang-dejiang-20161003/3534531.html

How Hong Kong’s Legislative Council chooses its leader
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2024572/how-hong-kongs-legislative-council-chooses-its-leader

Hong Kong’s onion interviews Chinese tourists
China Digital Times, September 30, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/hong-kongs-onion-interviews-chinese-tourists/

Related:
內地遊客須入鄉隨俗(文:歐陽五) (Mainland tourists should follow the local customs where they travel to)
Ming Pao, October 4, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161004/s00022/1475544235637

CY Leung denies his legal threats against Apple Daily affect Hong Kong’s press freedom
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/04/cy-leung-denies-his-legal-threats-against-apple-daily-affect-hong-kongs-press-freedom/

”Mao Zedong had a human side”
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37541046