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.

Thursday, March 09, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

Reasonable for Beijing to care about Hong Kong election, says top official Wang Guangya
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/09/reasonable-beijing-care-hong-kong-election-says-top-official-wang-guangya/

Basic Law oath-taking interpretation a major achievement, National People's Congress head says
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2077105/zhang-dejiang-lauds-npc-standing-committees-ruling-hong

港首选举在即 民众反感北京干预 (General public uneasy about Beijing’s intervention as CE election draws closer)
Deutsche Welle, March 8, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/港首选举在即-民众反感北京干预/a-37855464?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf&zhongwen=simp

特首民間投票明日開始 可投「反對」票 (CE Election Civil Referendum begins tomorrow, opposition votes available)
Inmediahk, March 9, 2017
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1048134