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.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

泛民百人立會外示威紮營 警凌晨抬人完成清場 (Over 100 pan-democrats camp outside LegCo in protest against rule changes and removed by police after midnight)
Mingpao, December 12, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171212/s00001/1513035498355

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嚴詞反駁批評 林鄭:政府不會做損害市民工作 (Carrie Lam outright rejects criticism and says SAR government will not harm its citizens)
Mingpao, December 12, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171212/s00001/1513046744435
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters removed from outside legislature amid protest over house rules
Hong Kong Free Press, December 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/12/just-guards-remove-hong-kong-pro-democracy-lawmakers-outside-legislature-amid-protest-house-rules/

英倫「香港監察」今日成立,保港人權 (London-based Hong Kong Watch launched to defend human rights)
Local Press, December 11, 2017
http://www.localpresshk.com/2017/12/hk-watch-launched-today/

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New watchdog aims to "blow whistle" on Beijing and London over Hong Kong freedoms and rule of law
Hong Kong Free Press, December 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/12/new-watchdog-aims-blow-whistle-beijing-london-hong-kong-freedoms-rule-law/

趁開放日校外派傳單遭警圍 聖母書院學生批校方「多餘」 (Secondary schoolers send out localism flyers on Open Day and get surrounded by police)
Apple Daily, December 9, 2017
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/realtime/article/20171209/57560270