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, July 26, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

【區議會劃界】建制未卜先知選區範圍 民建聯小花否認指「做下義工啫」(Among gerrymandering concerns, pro-Beijing party DAB suspected to have known about redrawn district borders 3 months prior to publication)
Inmediahk.net, July 26, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058565

公務員配偶福利案 男同志將上訴至終院 (Civil servant in same-sex couple benefits case receives legal aid, will proceed to Court of Final Appeal)
The Stand News, July 26, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/lgbtq/公務員配偶福利案-男同志將上訴至終院/

香港书展闭幕有读者不满中资影响出版业 (As Hong Kong Book Fair ends, readers worry mainland funding will taint publishing industry)
Voice of America, July 26, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-hongkong-book-fair-20180725/4499419.html

Guangdong officials endorse proposal to set up so-called Hong Kong towns on mainland China
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2156863/guangdong-officials-endorse-proposal-set-so-called-hong-kong

港大民调:海峡两岸四地政府港人对北京最反感 (Hong Kong University poll: Hong Kong people most disgusted with Beijing among four governments across Taiwan Strait)
Radio France Internationale, July 26, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180726-港大民调海峡两岸四地政府港人对北京最反感