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.

Monday, April 30, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Article 23 national security law in Hong Kong could help win more democracy, government adviser Ronny Tong says
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2144199/article-23-national-security-law-hong-kong-could-help-win

Government is rewriting the history of Hong Kong, one inconvenient phrase at a time
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2144200/government-rewriting-history-hong-kong-one-inconvenient

Cutting off former Hong Kong legislator’s famous long hair was not discriminatory, court rules
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2143998/cutting-former-hong-kong-legislators-famous

Activists complain to Ombudsman over gov’t officers monitoring lawmakers’ whereabouts inside legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/04/30/activists-complain-ombudsman-govt-officers-monitoring-lawmakers-whereabouts-inside-legislature/