Thursday, July 12, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

外交部紀錄刪有關劉霞問答 華春瑩再寸香港記者:可以不用問了 (Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson refused to answer Hong Kong reporters’ questions about Liu Xia)
The Stand News, July 11, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/外交部紀錄刪有關劉霞問答-華春瑩再寸香港記者-可以不用問了/

Video: “Are you a Beijing groveller?” – China’s release of Liu Xia “humanitarian,” Chief Exec. Carrie Lam tells lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/12/video-beijing-groveller-chinas-release-liu-xia-humanitarian-chief-exec-carrie-lam-tells-lawmaker/

Same-sex court ruling does not mean we will approve gay marriage in near future, Hong Kong’s leader says
South China Morning News, July 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2155016/same-sex-court-ruling-does-not-mean-we-will-approve-gay

Related:
【同志簽證案】林鄭:無意引申至其他政策 若有廣泛共識請證明給我看 (Carrie Lam on QT case: limited to immigration regulation, no intention to extend to other policies, no relation to marriage law, “no broad consensus on LGBT equality”)
The Stand News, July 12, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/lgbtq/同志簽證案-林鄭-無意引申至其他政策-若有廣泛共識請證明給我看/

Let Hong Kong judges serve till 70 years old and magistrates till 65, government says in Legco plan
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2154969/let-hong-kong-judges-serve-till-70-years-old

Hong Kong residents more upbeat about "one country, two systems" policy but concerns grow over freedom of speech, survey finds
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2153648/hong-kong-residents-more-upbeat-about-one-country-two