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, February 06, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

林煥光:有信心中央終會走向法治、自由、民主 (Lam Woon-kwong: I am confident that the Central gov't will eventually walk towards rule of law, freedom and democracy)
Mingpao, February 4, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170204/s00001/1486174223254

林鄭:港人中央矛盾源自不掌握基本法及法制不同 (Carrie Lam: Conflict between the Central gov't and Hong Kong people originates from a lack of understanding of the Basic Law and a difference in legal system)
Mingpao, February 5, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170205/s00001/1486260839320

Hong Kong in a corner after China’s raid on Xiao Jianhua
Financial Times, February 4, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/71a7583e-e9fb-11e6-967b-c88452263daf