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 07, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s press freedom hits record low, amid fears of uncertainty over national security law
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2020

Related:
HRIC annotated bilingual chart of The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Human Rights in China, July 5, 2020

記協:香港新聞自由已到危急存亡之秋 (Hong Kong Journalists Association: Press freedom in Hong Kong is in imminent danger)
CitizenNews, July 7, 2020

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HKJA ANNUAL REPORT 2020 —FREEDOM IN DANGER
2020言論自由年報 危城下的自由
Hong Kong Journalists Association, July 7, 2020

Hong Kong national security law: citizenship not prerequisite for judges’ appointment to cases, minister says in clearest indication yet on issue
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2020

香港《国安法》:港府订立搜查监听细则引发更多质疑 (More questions emerge as Hong Kong gov’t releases the Operating Principles and Guidelines for Application for Authorization to Conduct Interception and Covert Surveillance)
BBC, July 7, 2020

Related:
Operating Principles and Guidelines for Application for Authorization to Conduct Interception and Covert Surveillance--Issued Pursuant to Section 20 of Schedule 6 of the Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
關於進行截取及秘密監察的授權申請的運作原則及指引--依據《中華人民共和國香港特別行政區維護國家安全法第四十三條實施細則》附表6第20條而發出
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region Gazette, July 6, 2020

香港国安法细则出台 冻结私人财产引担忧 (Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the National Security Law raise concerns over freezing personal assets)
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2020

陸委會譴責國安法實施細則 斥定義模糊 「極權政體無限擴權的思想審查」 (Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council condemns the Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the National Security Law as vague and overbroad thought censorship by a totalitarian regime with unlimited power)
The Stand News, July 7, 2020

國際網絡組織 Access Now 批國安法擴大警權 削弱人權 (Access Now, Internet freedom INGO, criticizes Implementation Rules of Article 43 of National Security Law for empowering police to weak human rights)
The Stand News, July 7, 2020