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, September 10, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: Hong Kong lecturers review university syllabuses, move to protect student freedoms for start of academic year under new legislation
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2020

Lawyer for one of 12 Hongkongers arrested at sea says mainland China prosecutors refused to handle his complaint over client access
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2020

Hong Kong activist ‘pleasantly surprised’ after Xi Jinping co-opts pro-democracy slogan in speech
Apple Daily, September 10, 2020

As China Cracks Down, Hong Kongers Start Digitally Preserving Their City
VICE, September 10, 2020

Hong Kong police detain 15 over multimillion-dollar manipulation of Next Digital stock after Jimmy Lai arrest, cite heavy losses for investors
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2020

股民以入股形式支持壹传媒属违法? 港警拘捕15人指“操控股价” (Illegal for investors to support Next Media by buying shares? Hong Kong police arrest 15 people for “stock manipulation”)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2020

香港再獲評為全球最自由經濟體 報告憂法治削弱影響評分 港府:偏頗及選擇性評論 (Based on 2018 data, report rates Hong Kong as world’s freest economy but raises concern over impact of weakened rule of law; Hong Kong gov’t: Criticism is biased and selectively-based)
The Stand News, September 10, 2020

Related:
Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 Annual Report
The Fraser Institute, September 10, 2020