Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist detained en route to rebel village as G20 summit ends
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-wukan-09052016124541.html

律师为苏昌兰申请取保遭拒 (Lawyer’s application for Su Changlan’s bail rejected)
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-09052016113418.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Tight control on Xi’s “loose clothing” slip at G20
China Digital Times, September 5, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/minitrue-tight-control-xis-loose-clothing-slip-g20/

No to election coverage on Weibo
China Media Project, September 5, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/09/05/39906/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Striking sanitation workers make demands heard in summer heat
China Labor Bulletin, September 5, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/striking-sanitation-workers-make-demands-heard-summer-heat

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China blames United States, journalists for Obama airport fiasco
Reuters, September 5, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-china-usa-obama-row-idUSKCN11B138

China says has netted one-third of top overseas graft suspects
Reuters, September 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN11C0BT

Hong Kong (香港)

Vote in Hong Kong deepens a thorn in China’s side
The New York Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/world/asia/hong-kong-election-china-basic-law.html

Related:
Rise of localists in Hong Kong polls set to bring headaches for Beijing, analysts say
本土派得票近兩成 勢必令中央更加煩惱
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015349/rise-localists-hong-kong-polls-set-bring-headaches-beijing
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/156fd54814140fe/ben-tu-pai-de-piao-jin-liang-cheng-shi-bi-ling-zhong-yang-geng-jia-fan-nao

LegCo Election 2016: Photocopied IDs, sample ballots, free rides, and 186 complaints
Hong Kong Free Press, September 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/04/legco-election-2016-photocopied-ids-sample-ballots-free-rides-and-186-complaints/

Profiles in victory and defeat: a look at a few notable Legco winners and losers
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014997/profiles-victory-and-defeat-look-few-notable-legco-winners

Hong Kong election: who are the young activists elected to the council?
The Guardian, September 5, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/05/hong-kong-election-who-are-the-young-activists-elected-to-the-council

九西非建制候選人最高票數 劉小麗:不會令港人失望 (Lau Siu-lai the non pro-establishment candidate with most votes in Kowloon West: I won’t disappoint Hong Kong people)
InMedia HK, September 5, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044445

Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, environmentalist and animal rights activist, is the surprise winner in Hong Kong’s election
Quartz, September 5, 2016
http://qz.com/773932/eddie-chu-hoi-dick-environmentalist-and-animal-rights-activist-is-the-surprise-winner-in-hong-kongs-election/

Govt says no to any form of independence after HK vote
Global Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1004875.shtml

G20 handshake: did Xi Jinping just give John Tsang the nod to run for Hong Kong’s top job?
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015359/exchange-chinas-president-fuels-speculation-about-possible

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong election: a victory for the Umbrella Movement
Sebastian Veg, September 5, 2016
https://vegsebastian.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/hong-kong-election-a-victory-for-the-umbrella-movement/

Related:
Poll marks start of a new era in Hong Kong’s political life
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2015493/poll-marks-start-new-era-hong-kongs-political-life

Q&A with Hong Kong's youngest legislator Nathan Law
Al Jazeera, September 6, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/201609/qa-hong-kong-youngest-legislator-160905181029829.html

What Hong Kong election?
Hong Kong Free Press, September 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/06/hong-kong-election/

【立會選後】如何向北京交代這選舉結果?(文:呂秉權) ([After LegCo elections] How to report to Beijing about the results?)
Ming Pao, September 6, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160906/s00022/1473128672731

【港獨論爭】從歷史看香港國族主義之興起(文:徐承恩) ([Hong Kong independence debate] Looking at the rise of Hong Kong nationalism from historical contexts)
Ming Pao, September 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160906/s00022/1473129122573

Related:
FT社评:香港分离运动根源在北京 (FT Commentary: Hong Kong separatism movement originates from Beijing)
Financial Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069258