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.

Monday, April 08, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong museum commemorating 1989 Tiananmen Massacre vandalized
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2019

“I am not afraid”: Hong Kong Occupy leader Benny Tai holds rally in Tung Chung as verdict looms for role in 2014 protests
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2019

A small change for a government website. A lot of symbolism for Hong Kong democrats
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2019

全體法律界選委發聲明 要求撤回逃犯條例修訂 (All 30 legal sector members of the Election Committee sign public statement urging retraction of extradition law amendments)
The Stand News, April 8, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s new China extradition law may affect current UK rendition agreement, British politicians say
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2019

Hong Kong’s proposed fugitive law allowing transfer of suspects to mainland China “needs cut-off date for past cases”
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2019

【遺失選民登記冊】選舉事務處:涉葵青區 8000 人 資料包括身份證、有否投票等 (Registration and Electoral Office kept quiet for 2 years about losing booklet containing personal information of 8,000 voters, including ID and voting records)
The Stand News, April 5, 2019

早報:港人眾籌登《蘋果日報》頭版廣告諷刺梁振英,支持他「取代」習近平 (Hongkongers crowdfund front-page ad in Apply Daily to deride CY Leung’s criticism of the paper’s advertisers)
The Initium, April 8, 2019