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, March 09, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Edward Yiu needs high turnout rate, pan-dem and localists’ votes to win Kowloon West
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/09/edward-yiu-needs-high-turnout-rate-pan-dem-localists-votes-win-kowloon-west/

Related:
Hong Kong votes in “de facto referendum” on Beijing intervention
Financial Times, March 9, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/6bec6cd8-2341-11e8-ae48-60d3531b7d11

駱應淦:應修例澄清自決準則 DQ前諮詢提名顧問會 (Lawrence Lok S.C says HK government should clarify definition of self-determination, consult with Nomination Advisory Committees before disqualifying candidates)
Citizen News, March 9, 2018
https://goo.gl/qHEDCU

Related:
Cancel Hong Kong’s by-election and reinstate disqualified lawmakers, UK-based watchdog urges
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/08/cancel-hong-kongs-election-reinstate-disqualified-lawmakers-uk-based-watchdog-urges/

高齡海嘯來襲香港,「虐老院」就是我們的未來居所嗎? (Hong Kong faces “ageing tsunami”: Is living in “elderly torture houses” our future?)
The Initium, March 9, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180309-hongkong-who-care-for-elderly-04/