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, September 04, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭譴責大學學生會講港獨 批歪風入校園 不容衝擊習近平所說底線 (Carrie Lam condemns university student unions' speeches on independence, stresses no tolerance for challenges to Xi Jinping's bottom-line)
Ming Pao, September 4, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180904/s00001/1536027789963

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學生動源:大陸執法部門曾扣查成員家屬 警告不能再參與政治活動 (Mainland authorities warn relatives of pro-independence student association members against political participation, threaten "further action")
The Stand News, September 1, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/學生動源-大陸執法部門扣查成員家屬-要求停止參與政治活動

Speak up against those who advocate ‘absurd’ idea of Hong Kong independence, Carrie Lam tells university students and leaders
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2162693/hong-kong-independence-absurd-citys-leader-carrie-lam-says

Unscheduled departure: China’s legal reach extends to Hong Kong rail station
Reuters, September 4, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-china-rail/unscheduled-departure-chinas-legal-reach-extends-to-hong-kong-rail-station-idUSKCN1LK0J4

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Mainland Chinese laws enforced in Hong Kong’s high-speed rail terminus as concerns rise over fresh issues
Hong Kong Free Press, September 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/04/mainland-chinese-laws-enforced-hong-kongs-high-speed-rail-terminus-concerns-rise-fresh-issues/

香港16个团体抗议中国政府在新疆严酷打压维族(16 Hong Kong groups protest mainland government’s harsh suppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, September 2, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-hongkong-protest-china-xinjiang-20180902/4554564.html

UN committee recommends Hong Kong widen racial discrimination law, collect hate speech statistics
Hong Kong Free Press, September 1, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/01/un-committee-recommends-hong-kong-widen-racial-discrimination-law-collect-hate-speech-statistics/

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非政府組織代表團回應聯合國消除種族歧視委員會就香港報告的結論性意見(Joint reply by civil society organizations on CERD Committee's Concluding Observations on Hong Kong)
Inmediahk.net, August 31, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1059234

Five Hongkongers found guilty of criminal contempt for blocking clearance of Occupy Mong Kok site
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/31/five-hongkongers-found-guilty-criminal-contempt-blocking-clearance-occupy-mong-kok-site/