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.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

民族党被指违国家安全 李家超:考虑禁止运作 (Pro-independence Hong Kong National Party faces potential official ban on national security grounds)
Inmedia, July 17, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058367

Related:
Hong Kong may ban political party that seeks independence from China
The New York Times, July 17, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/world/asia/hong-kong-ban-independence-party.html

Hong Kong moves to impose unprecedented ban on separatist party
The Guardian, July 17, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/17/hong-kong-moves-to-ban-citys-first-pro-independence-party

【巩固纪律部队票仓?】前保安局长黎栋国、前消防处长 任新民党顾问 (Former chief of Security Bureau joins New People’s Party as consultant)
The Stand News, July 16, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/鞏固紀律部隊票倉-前保安局長黎棟國-前消防處處長-任新民黨顧問/