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.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

High-speed rail passengers’ personal data will be transferred “outside Hong Kong”
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/12/high-speed-rail-passengers-personal-data-will-transferred-outside-hong-kong/

Related:
私隐不保:高铁港客资料直送北京 (High-speed rail passengers’ data sent to Beijing, concerns over privacy as wifi collects personal data “regardless of border”)
Radio France Internationale, September 11, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/社会/20180911-私隐不保高铁港客资料直送北京

Former Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung threatens to launch legal action in the UK against city lawmaker
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2163743/former-hong-kong-chief-executive-cy-leung-threatens-launch

Related:
Leung brings libel battle to UK
The Standard, September 12, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=200104&sid=4&sid=4

Pro-Beijing politician’s attack on Hong Kong judges as “sinners of society” earns stiff rebuke from leader Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2163689/pro-beijing-politicians-remarks-calling-hong-kong-judges