Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

李柱銘指對法治損害比釋法大:等同整本基本法不存在 (Martin Lee: “One place, two checks” is equal to non-existence of Basic Law)
Mingpao, July 26, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170726/s00001/1501041285925

一地兩檢倘涉訴訟 張達明料人大將釋法令方案必然合法 (Eric Cheung expects NPC Standing Committee's interpretation of the Basic Law will make HK gov't proposal legal)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 26, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1344426-20170726.htm

袁國強稱法律不應成為香港發展限制 須與時並進 (Rimsky Yuen: laws need to keep abreast of time and should not limit the development of Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 26, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1344397-20170726.htm

Hong Kong rail plan raises fears of mainland China’s influence
廣深港高鐵「一地兩檢」方案引爭議
The New York Times, July 25, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/world/asia/hong-kong-mainland-china-rail-terminal.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170726/hong-kong-mainland-china-rail-terminal/zh-hant/

Related:
Pro-democracy lawmakers question legal basis of express rail link joint checkpoint arrangement
Hong Kong Free Press, July 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/26/pro-democracy-lawmakers-question-legal-basis-express-rail-link-joint-checkpoint-arrangement/

Number of registered voters in Hong Kong increases slightly by 26,000
Hong Kong Free Press, July 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/26/number-registered-voters-hong-kong-increases-slightly-26000/

Fear and self-censorship at the Hong Kong book fair
China Digital Times, July 25, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/fear-self-censorship-hong-kong-book-fair/

Anger at plan to let Chinese police patrol in Hong Kong
The Guardian, July 26, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/26/anger-at-plan-to-let-chinese-police-patrol-in-hong-kong