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.

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

課本中港關係字眼「有問題」 教局拒評修改 (Education Bureau refuses to comment on history textbook edits)
Mingpao, April 19, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180419/s00011/1524075059294

Hong Kong police promise not to prosecute drivers they used as “human roadblocks” in fatal Fanling crash
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/04/19/hong-kong-police-promise-not-prosecute-drivers-used-human-roadblocks-fatal-fanling-crash/

Expert team did not meet to discuss Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge safety fears
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2142335/expert-team-did-not-meet-discuss-hong-kong-zhuhai-macau

Homes made from old shipping containers set to be built for 100 needy families in Sham Shui Po
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2142343/homes-made-old-shipping-containers-set-be-built-100-needy

Mong Kok unrest: Edward Leung apologizes for assaulting police officer; says he had no plan to use violence
Hong Kong Free Press, April 18, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/04/18/mong-kok-unrest-edward-leung-apologises-assaulting-police-officer-says-no-plan-use-violence/