Thursday, February 02, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

Pro-democracy parties march in protest of gov’t legal challenge against four lawmakers
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/01/pro-democracy-parties-march-protest-govt-legal-challenge-four-lawmakers/

Joshua Wong: The activist who took on China now stars in an award-winning documentary
Agence France-Presse, February 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/01/joshua-wong-activist-took-china-now-stars-award-winning-documentary/

Watchdog warns against Beijing’s encroachment on freedoms in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/01/watchdog-warns-beijings-encroachment-freedoms-hong-kong/

Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua “abducted” from Hong Kong hotel
The Guardian, February 1, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/01/chinese-billionaire-xiao-jianhua-abducted-from-hong-kong-hotel-reports

Related:
Source confirms missing tycoon is in mainland China, not “receiving treatment overseas”
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2067094/source-confirms-missing-tycoon-mainland-china-not-receiving

Is Carrie Lam Hong Kong's next leader? The media seems to think so.
The Diplomat, January 30, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/01/is-carrie-lam-hong-kongs-next-leader-the-media-seems-to-think-so/