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.

Friday, December 01, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

中大同學獲獎影片《同生.共死》 關注同志平權 (CUHK students’ movie on gender equality wins 2017 Netizen Award)
Inmediahk, December 1, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053636a

政府就有關公民和政治權利國際公約實施情況 邀請意見 (SAR government solicits opinion on implementation of ICCPR)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 1, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1367820-20171201.htm

美籍南京學者張翔 獲薦任港大校長 倡接觸中國教育部爭國家資源 李國章力挺 (Zhang Xiang, Chinese American scholar who advocates for more mainland support, nominated as next HKU Vice-Chancellor, and Arthur Lee supports him)
Mingpao, December 1, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171201/s00002/1512065042086

Related:
Mainland-born scholar Zhang Xiang sole candidate for top job at University of Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2122415/mainland-scholar-zhang-xiang-sole-candidate-top-job

Hong Kong government should take two years before starting controversial national security legislation, says former minister
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2122334/hong-kong-government-should-start-take-two-years-starting

Lu Ping held firm on immigration during Hong Kong handover negotiation, Zhang Xiaoming says
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2122356/lu-ping-held-firm-immigration-during-hong-kong-handover

Hong Kong hurdler Vera Lui’s claim that a coach sexually assaulted her when she was 13 sparks outcry, police probe
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2122203/coach-sexually-assaulted-her-when-she-was-13-hong-kong