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.

Friday, July 16, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National Security police search University of Hong Kong Student Union
Hong Kong Free Press, July 16, 2021

Realted:
【清算學生會】國安警搜港大學生會、校園電視、學苑 消息:警循涉嫌宣揚恐怖主義方向調查 (Students' Union purge | National Security police raid HKU Students' Union, HKUSU Campus TV and publication “Undergrad”; source: Police search for suspected terrorism propaganda)
Stand News, July 16, 2021

割席继续 岭大宣布停止代收学生会会费 (Suppression of student unions continue: Lingnan University to stop collecting fees on behalf of students' union)
Deutsche Welle, July 15, 2021

US sanctions 7 Hong Kong liaison office officials, warns of dangers from national security law
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2021

US warns business of dangers from Hong Kong national security law
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2021

Risks and Considerations for Businesses Operating in Hong Kong
U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, July 16, 2021

中国港澳办主任夏宝龙:香港管治架构应排除“反中乱港分子” (HKMAO director Xia Baolong: “Anti-China and Hong Kong” elements should be eliminated from Hong Kong governance structure)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 16, 2021

Hong Kong police ‘the world’s best’, says top Beijing official, as he hails national security law for crushing ‘colour revolution’ plot
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2021

香港民研:7成民主派支持者認為,警隊處理刺警案不專業 (PORI poll: 70% of democratic supporters say police handling of “police stabbing” case is unprofessionally)
Stand News, July 16, 2021

Hong Kong court to hear closing arguments for first national security trial next Tuesday
Hong Kong Free Press, July 16, 2021

Explainer | Hong Kong’s district councils: with opposition members resigning in droves as oath looms, what happens next to these local bodies?
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2021

Hong Kong’s proposed anti-doxxing law far too broad and vague, critics argue
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2021

香港“反起底”修法细节:政府可强制要求本地及海外公司删除信息 (Details in the Hong Kong “anti-doxxing law” revision: Gov’t can demand domestic and int’l companies to delete information)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 16, 2021

‘Free from self-censorship’: Hong Kong protest documentary gets late Cannes slot
Agence France-Presse, July 16, 2021

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Stand News, July 16, 2021

【書展 2021】《元朗黑夜》、《逆權教師》等被投訴涉國安法 書商﹕沒有違法 不會下架 (Despite warning of possible violation of National Security Law, bookseller: There is no violation, will not remove books)
Stand News, July 16, 2021