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, August 25, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong national security police demand info from Tiananmen Massacre vigil organiser
Hong Kong Free Press, August 25, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong group behind annual Tiananmen Square vigil under investigation for suspected collusion with foreign forces
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2021

Hong Kong Law Society members with establishment ties now dominate its council after liberals suffer election defeat
Hong Kong Free Press, August 25, 2021

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律師會改選「親建制派」全勝 鄭若驊:望日後繼續合作(Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng looks forward to working with Law Society following big win by pro-establishment camp)
Stand News, August 25, 2021

Democratic Party chief hits back after Lam says political parties shunning Hong Kong elections are ‘strange’
Hong Kong Free Press, August 25, 2021

過去 3 年 7 職工會自行解散 羅致光:若曾違法,定必嚴肅跟進(7 trade unions disbanded over last 3 years; Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong: Will look into any violations)
Stand News, August 25, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong’s PolyU tells student union to take magazine off shelves over ‘inappropriate’ content
South China Morning Post, August 24, 2021

China’s new data privacy law will create fresh challenges for Hong Kong businesses: former privacy chief
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2021

Hong Kong Gay Games ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ and threat to national security, lawmakers warn
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2021

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何君堯斥同運會「披著羊皮的狼」 自由黨:看法一致(Pro- Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho slams Gay Games as “a wolf in sheep's skin” that endangers national security)
inmedia.hk, August 25, 2021

Hong Kong student sentenced to more than 2 years in jail for rioting on night of Tiananmen Square vigil
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2021

Hong Kong creative industry ‘shrouded in worries and fears’ amid chilling effect of ‘red lines’ under national security law
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2021

【禁片年代】「不利國安」影片可禁映 張婉婷:業界好擔憂 學者:審查紅線更模糊(Academic raises concern over vagueness of "unfavorable to national security" film censorship redline)
Stand News, August 25, 2021