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.

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

曾鈺成:政府應坦白承認 基本法沒「一地兩檢」空間(Jasper Tsang, former chairperson of LegCo and DAB, says HKSAR government should admit co-location arrangement has no ground in Basic Law)
Mingpao, December 21, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171221/s00001/1513823267358

林鄭月娥:未來12個月很難開展23條立法工作(Carrie Lam says it will be difficult to start work on Article 23 legislation within next year)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 21, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1371173-20171221.htm

Related:
With legislative changes, some Hong Kong pro-democracy activists fear "Article 23 is coming to town"
Global Voice, December 20, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/12/20/with-legislative-changes-some-hong-kong-pro-democracy-activists-fear-article-23-is-coming-to-town/

Hong Kong government makes 123 data requests to Facebook in first half of 2017
Hong Kong Free Press, December 21, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/21/hong-kong-government-makes-123-data-requests-facebook-first-half-2017/

Outgoing HKU head calls visit to Occupy protesters the "defining moment" of his term
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2125160/outgoing-hku-head-calls-visit-occupy-protesters-defining

Rimsky Yuen (Secretary of Justice) tenders resignation, reports say
The Standard, December 21, 2017
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=100949&sid=4

Ex-Hong Kong minister Patrick Ho indicted in US over US$2.9 million in bribes to African officials
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2125014/ex-hong-kong-minister-patrick-ho-indicted-us-over-us29