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, July 30, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese anti-censorship activist Zhen Jianghua unable to nominate own lawyer, as supporters expect trial soon
Hong Kong Free Press, July 30, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/30/chinese-anti-censorship-activist-zhen-jianghua-unable-nominate-lawyer-supporters-expect-trial-soon/

藏人倡导母语教育被判刑提上诉 (Tibetan-language education advocate appeals conviction)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-07272018095145.html

广东庭审维权人士禁妻旁听 (Wife of lawyer for 709 cases barred from trial “because she is a witness”)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07272018094004.html

“We shouldn’t allow Ilham Tohti to become a second Liu Xiaobo”
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/hu-tohti-07272018160529.html

Guangdong Activist Xu Lin tried on charges of “stirring up trouble” for writing songs
China Change, July 27, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/07/28/guangdong-activist-xu-lin-tried-on-charges-of-stirring-up-trouble-for-writing-songs/

天津首例网络水军删帖案告破:高材生缘何变身“水军都督”? (Tianjin police arrest 16 in first Internet Water Army case)
Tianjin Daily, July 26, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2294242

最高法:在北京、广州筹备增设互联网法院 (Supreme People’s Court to establish Internet courts in Beijing and Guangzhou)
Xinhua News, July 25, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2292691

湖南女子违停被贴罚单,发朋友圈辱骂交警被行政拘留10日 (Woman fined and detained for 10 days for disparaging traffic police on WeChat)
Nanxian Public Security Bureau WeChat, July 25, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2291881

Access to Information (信息公开)

国家文物局:力戒红色旅游中的低俗庸俗恶俗现象 (State Administration of Cultural Heritage issues guidelines for preserving revolutionary artifacts, promoting patriotism)
Legal Daily, July 30, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-07/30/content_7605659.htm?node=5955

浙江网民将描述湖南贪官的打油诗改为当地地名后传播,被罚款 (Netizen is fined for posting limericks on corruption, “spreading false information”)
Changshan News Media WeChat , July 29, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2301605

德州警方:一公号发布疫苗相关文章误导群众,运营者被拘十日 (WeChat public account operator is detained for 10 days for posting vaccine-related information that allegedly misleads public)
Lingxian Public Safety Bureau WeChat, July 28, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2300264

China silencing overseas critics amid crackdown in Muslim region, says U.S. journalist after family detained
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/28/china-silencing-overseas-critics-amid-crackdown-muslim-region-says-us-journalist-family-detained/

假疫苗案:张凯律师评论被封 (Lawyer’s critique of vaccine scandal taken down)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf2-07272018093751.html

China puts Guangdong musician on trial who sang about Liu Xiaobo
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/musician-07272018115530.html

Is Western media biased against China? (Part One)
Global Voices, July 26, 2018
https://globalvoices.org/2018/07/26/is-western-media-biased-against-china-part-one/

他在微信群里发大量暴力血腥视频被抓:宣扬恐怖主义 (Man convicted of terrorism for posting gruesome videos in WeChat groups)
Procuratorial Daily, July 27, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2302116

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

【疫苗風波】受害者家屬於北京抗議 要求徹查責任立法規管 (Families of vaccine victims protest in Beijing, demand regulation)
The Stand News, July 30, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/疫苗風波-受害者家屬於北京抗議-要求徹查責任立法規管/

Related:
Faulty vaccine scandal fuels rare public outburst in China
The New York Times, July 30, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/world/asia/china-protest-faulty-vaccines.html

清华教授许章润吁恢复主席任期制 (Tsinghua University law professor Xu Zhangrun publishes article calling for return of presidential term limits and redress for June 4 )
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/wy-07272018104925.html

Related:
許章潤:我們當下的恐懼與期待 (Xu Zhangrun: Our current fears and hopes )
The Initium, July 24, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180724-opinion-xuzhangrun-fear-hope

北京高校左派学生高调声援深圳工人维权 (Beijing university students write open letters to support Shenzhen factory workers’ rights defense action)
Deutsche Welle, July 30, 2018
https://www.dw.com/zh/北京高校左派学生高调声援深圳工人维权/a-44882111?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf&zhongwen=simp

Related:
佳士科技20员工被刑拘 公安进驻 (20 workers detained for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles”)
Radio Free Asia, July 30, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07302018100309.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中宣部原副部长鲁炜等3人被提起公诉 均涉嫌受贿 (Former deputy of CPC Propaganda Department and head of Cyberspace Administration Lu Wei charged with bribery)
Beijing News, July 30, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/07/30/497294.html

Related:
Chinese ex-online tsar Lu Wei charged with bribery
BBC News, July 30, 2018
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-45009047

China: Crackdown on Tibetan social groups, new regulations ban social action under guise of fighting “organized crime”
Human Rights Watch, July 29, 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/07/29/china-crackdown-tibetan-social-groups

U.S. embassy’s social media account used to slam China’s vaccine scandal
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2157525/us-embassys-social-media-account-used-slam-chinas-vaccine-scandal

英外相訪京 與李文足等709大抓捕相關人士會面 (U.K. Foreign Secretary meets 709 rights lawyers and their families in Beijing)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 30, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1409715-20180730.htm

中國施壓又一樁 台灣合唱團聯合國機構演出喊卡 (China influence kicks Taiwan primary school choir from UNICEF’s World Peace Choral Festival)
Central News Agency (Taiwan) , July 27, 2018
http://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/201807275002-1.aspx

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

傅政华:尽快实现身份数据与公安联网,让群众一次也不用跑 (Ministry of Justice urges incorporation of new ID technology with public security’s databases and social credit system)
The Paper, July 30, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2303055

法者|派出所长郑清占:曾自掏腰包装监控,今建成农村小天网 (How a local police chief builds comprehensive surveillance networks in villages)
The Paper, July 26, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2293623

Hong Kong (香港)

【取締民族黨】民族黨要求警方交出監視陳浩天的記錄 (Hong Kong National Party demands surveillance records on convenor Andy Chan in name of procedural justice)
The Stand News, July 29, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/取締民族黨-民族黨要求警方交出監視陳浩天的記錄/

Related:
Pro-independence party asks police to reveal surveillance records of convener Andy Chan
Hong Kong Free Press, July 30, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/30/pro-independence-party-asks-police-reveal-surveillance-records-convener-andy-chan/

China committed to “one country, two systems” for Hong Kong, Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Britain’s Jeremy Hunt
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2157524/china-committed-one-country-two-systems-hong-kong-foreign

Related:
Hong Kong framework firm: China
Associated Press, July 30, 2018
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2018/07/31/2003697724

香港民主派促减授权票防北京操纵 (Pro-democracy camp urges abolishment of proxy vote to reduce Beijing’s manipulation)
Radio Free Asia, July 30, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07302018110207.html

Hong Kong-born Nepali, 21, to speak at UN about local ethnic minorities’ fight against racial discrimination
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2157349/hong-kong-born-nepali-21-speak-un-about-local-ethnic

記協年報指中央屢強調「一國先於兩制」 主席楊健興:紅線愈來愈紅,底線愈來愈高 (Hong Kong Journalists Association publishes 2018 Annual Report, chairman Chris Yeung: “The red line becomes redder, the bottom line becomes higher”)
Ming Pao, July 29, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180729/s00001/1532846028519

Related:
風中之燭 —— 國安法陰影中的言論自由
Candle in the wind: National Security law looms over diminishing freedoms
Hong Kong Journalists Association, July 29, 2018
EN: https://www.hkja.org.hk/site/portal/Site.aspx?id=A1-1655&lang=en-US
CH: https://www.hkja.org.hk/site/portal/Site.aspx?id=A1-1655&lang=zh-TW

National security focus and “China factor” hurting free press in Hong Kong, journalism watchdog says
Hong Kong Free Press, July 30, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/30/national-security-focus-china-factor-hurting-free-press-hong-kong-says-journalism-watchdog/

“Beaten black and blue”: Domestic workers still face abuse, wage theft and cramped living in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/28/heads/

Related:
Fighting for the right to stay: For children born in Hong Kong to domestic workers, it’s an uphill battle to get permanent residency
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2157301/will-hong-kong-born-children-foreign-domestic-workers-gain

Hong Kong’s Labour Tribunal ordered to reconsider refusal to hear migrant workers via video
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2157290/hong-kongs-labour-tribunal-ordered-reconsider

Commentary (评论)

网络民主的破灭:极端内容如何一步步操纵我们
The myth of the online echo chamber
BBC News, July 29, 2018
CH: https://www.bbc.com/ukchina/simp/vert-fut-44996579
EN: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180416-the-myth-of-the-online-echo-chamber

Li Maizi: “The Public Interest World Needs a Feminist Education”
China Digital Times, June 27, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/07/li-maizi-the-public-interest-world-needs-a-feminist-education/

Impatient China
China Media Project, July 27, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/07/27/impatient-china/

Friday, July 27, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709家属许艳:一份关于余文生律师的维权清单,告诉您什么是维权路! (On the road of a human rights defender: A chronology by Yu Wensheng’s wife)
China Human Rights Defenders, July 26, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2018/07/709_26.html

人民陪审员法施行满三月:随机抽取解决了“陪而不审”等问题 (Using randomized appointments solves the problem of “flower vase” lay assessors)
The Paper, July 27, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2296934

Access to Information (信息公开)

Detention and deletion follow Beijing embassy blast
China Digital Times, July 26, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/07/detention-and-deletion-follow-beijing-embassy-blast/

国家网信办会同五部门依法处置“内涵福利社”等19款短视频应用 (Authorities punish 19 video app platforms for “vulgar” contents)
People’s Daily, July 27, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0727/c1001-30174363.html

Video sharing site Bilibili removed from app stores amid Beijing’s content “clean up”
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/2157103/video-sharing-site-bilibili-removed-app-stores-amid-beijings-content

Related:
B站宣布整改措施:扩编一倍以上审核人力,在武汉建立新审核中心 (Bilibili announces doubling supervision staff, building supervision center in Wuhan to strengthen content supervision)
36kr.com, July 27, 2018
http://36kr.com/p/5145292.html

秦永敏在香港出书成为“颠覆国家政权罪”证据 (Qin Yongmin’s publication in Hong Kong used as evidence of “subversion of state power”)
Radio France Internationale, July 26, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180726-秦永敏在香港出书成为颠覆国家政权罪证据

假疫苗案:中宣部禁止媒体报道 (China’s central propaganda department prohibits media reports on fake vaccine)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ql1-07272018094123.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Beijing police claim man behind explosion at U.S. embassy had “paranoid personality disorder”
Hong Kong Free Press, July 27, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/27/beijing-police-claim-man-behind-explosion-us-embassy-paranoid-personality-disorder/

Related:
中国淡化处理美国驻京大使馆外爆炸案 (China downplays explosion outside U.S. embassy)
Voice of America, July 27, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-us-embassy-explosion-20180726/4501075.html

广东维权人士遭迫害 亲属受株连 (Guangdong rights defender’s family interrogated, interview materials destroyed)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07262018092803.html

「結石寶寶之家」發起人趙連海﹕兒女曾打問題疫苗 公安阻發聲 (Rights defender who led protest in tainted powdered-milk case warned to stay silent on vaccine scandal)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180727/s00013/1532627992889

Related:
【專訪】忍無可忍 趙連海對中國政府的大控訴 (Rights defender Zhao Lianhai slams authorities over vaccine scandal )
The Stand News, July 26, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/專訪-忍無可忍-趙連海對中國政府的大控訴/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. urged to sanction Chinese officials overseeing sweeping crackdown in Muslim region
Hong Kong Free Press, July 27, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/27/us-urged-sanction-chinese-officials-overseeing-sweeping-crackdown-muslim-region/

Related:
新疆人权危机严重 美国国会听证调查 (U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China holds hearing on Xinjiang human rights crisis)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/wy-07262018112044.html

Tibetan nomads denied licenses for much-needed motorbikes
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/motorbiles-07262018154641.html

Gay Games team renamed “Taipei”
Taipei Times, July 27, 2018
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/07/27/2003697448

Related:
被剥夺东亚青运主办权台湾今提申复不排除声请国际仲裁 (Taiwan to raise appeal against withdrawal of right to host youth games, considers international arbitration)
Radio France Internationale, July 27, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180726-被剥夺东亚青运主办权台湾今提申复不排除声请国际仲裁

Ex-assistant chairman of China’s banking regulator gets 16 years in prison for corruption, state media says
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2157097/ex-assistant-chairman-chinas-banking-regulator-gets-16

“既想当大官、又想发大财”的他,受贿2.7亿、造成损失29亿! (Former member of CPC Standing Committee and former deputy governor of Anhui province tried for accepting bribes of RMB 270 million)
Beijing News, July 27, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2018-07-27/doc-ihfvkitx9631626.shtml

Minority groups in China facing repression, says Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
Business Standard, July 27, 2018
https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/minority-groups-in-china-facing-repression-says-ministerial-to-advance-religious-freedom-118072700700_1.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Marco Rubio: Google, other U.S. companies are aiding Chinese surveillance
Washington Examiner, July 26, 201 8
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/marco-rubio-google-other-us-companies-are-aiding-chinese-surveillance

China's Xinjiang Province: A surveillance state unlike any the world has ever seen
Spiegel Online, July 26, 2018
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/china-s-xinjiang-province-a-surveillance-state-unlike-any-the-world-has-ever-seen-a-1220174.html

Related:
China's crimes against humanity you've never heard of
CNN, July 26, 2018
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/26/opinions/xinjiang-china-caster-intl/index.html

Hong Kong (香港)

The last days of a Hong Kong street for singing your heart out
The New York Times, July 27, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/27/world/asia/hong-kong-mong-kok-pedestrian-zone.html

Commentary (评论)

Wake up to the security risks in Chinese tech dominance
Financial Times, July 27, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/233f7dce-9013-11e8-9609-3d3b945e78cf

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Group slams China's record on ethnic Mongolians amid calls for writer's release
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/mongolians-07262018140229.html

China says graft suspects detained under new measure must be well treated
Reuters, July 26, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-corruption/china-says-graft-suspects-detained-under-new-measure-must-be-well-treated-idUSKBN1KG083

709三周年 涉案僧人终获自由 (After 2 years of house arrest, monk caught in 709 crackdown regains freedom)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-07252018093154.html

Hubei couple arrested for contacts with foreign missionary
Bitter Winter, July 25, 2018
https://bitterwinter.org/couple-arrested-for-contacts-with-foreign-missionary/

Access to Information (信息公开)

全国扫黄打非办公布10起“净网”“护苗”典型案件 (Ten guiding cases for crackdown on internet pornography released)
Legal Daily, July 26, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-07/26/content_7602996.htm?node=5955

北京市网信办公安局联合约谈脉脉,责令关闭匿名发布信息功能 (Beijing authorities order shutdown of website for anonymous release of information)
Beijing News, July 26, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/finance/2018/07/26/496887.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

公民怎样监督官员方能不踩红线 (How citizens can monitor government officials without crossing the “red line”)
Legal Daily, July 26, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-07/26/content_7602473.htm?node=5955

早報:中國 #MeToo 運動持續發酵,多名媒體人、公益人、作家被爆性侵 (China’s #MeToo spreads to media, public interest, and publishing industries)
The Initium, July 26, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180726-morning-brief/

Related:
中传教授被举报性侵 校方:一经核实将坚决处理,绝不姑息!(School launches investigation into professor reported for sexual assault)
Beijing News, July 26, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/07/26/496879.html

Man, woman detained after blast near U.S. Embassy in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/blast-07262018114325.html

Related:
Blast heard near U.S. Embassy in China in “suspected self-immolation” attempt
Sina English, July 26, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/d/2018-07-26/detail-ihfvkitx0619634.shtml

U.S. Embassy street in Beijing is rocked by blast
The New York Times, July 26, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/world/asia/beijing-embassy-explosion.html

Why China’s premier used hit movie “Dying to Survive” to push for cheaper cancer drugs
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2157019/why-chinas-premier-used-hit-movie-dying-survive-push

深圳佳士工会遭打压 各方声援 (Citizens rally as Shenzhen trade union faces reprisal)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07242018093404.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan denounces Beijing’s drive to leave it isolated on world stage
Associated Press, July 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2157023/taiwan-denounces-beijings-drive-leave-it-isolated-world

Related:
US airlines' website changes to Taiwan references “incomplete”, says China
Channel NewsAsia, July 26, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/us-airlines--website-changes-to-taiwan-references--incomplete---says-china-10564726

吉林省食药监局原党组书记、局长崔洪海今日被提起公诉 (Former party secretary and director of Jilin Provincial Food and Drug Administration Bureau who issued production license to problematic vaccine prosecuted, suspected of bribery)
Beijing News, July 26, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/07/26/496862.html

Related:
Chinese drug regulators step up nationwide inspections after latest vaccine scandal
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2156943/chinese-drug-regulators-step-nationwide-inspections

A vaccine scandal shakes trust in China’s government
The Economist, July 26, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/07/28/a-vaccine-scandal-shakes-trust-in-chinas-government

北京:下半年将落实积分落户政策,为首批申请人办理手续 (Beijing to commence score-based hukou registration in second half of 2018)
The Paper, July 26, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2294536

全国检察机关从严治检:上半年查处检察人员违纪违法262人 (In first half of year, 262 procurators investigated for breach of law or regulations)
The Paper, July 26, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2291622

Australia's fight against Chinese political interference
Foreign Affairs, July 26, 2018
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/australia/2018-07-26/australias-fight-against-chinese-political-interference

China’s belt-and-road plans are to be welcomed—and worried about
The Economist, July 26, 2018
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2018/07/26/chinas-belt-and-road-plans-are-to-be-welcomed-and-worried-about

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Big investors are placing bets on China’s facial recognition start-ups
The New York Times, July 26, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/business/dealbook/china-facial-recognition.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20180726/china-facial-recognition/

U.S. technology sent to Chinese police was within rules, Commerce Department says
Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-technology-sent-to-chinese-police-was-within-rules-commerce-dept-says-1532614108

Hong Kong (香港)

【區議會劃界】建制未卜先知選區範圍 民建聯小花否認指「做下義工啫」(Among gerrymandering concerns, pro-Beijing party DAB suspected to have known about redrawn district borders 3 months prior to publication)
Inmediahk.net, July 26, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058565

公務員配偶福利案 男同志將上訴至終院 (Civil servant in same-sex couple benefits case receives legal aid, will proceed to Court of Final Appeal)
The Stand News, July 26, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/lgbtq/公務員配偶福利案-男同志將上訴至終院/

香港书展闭幕有读者不满中资影响出版业 (As Hong Kong Book Fair ends, readers worry mainland funding will taint publishing industry)
Voice of America, July 26, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-hongkong-book-fair-20180725/4499419.html

Guangdong officials endorse proposal to set up so-called Hong Kong towns on mainland China
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2156863/guangdong-officials-endorse-proposal-set-so-called-hong-kong

港大民调:海峡两岸四地政府港人对北京最反感 (Hong Kong University poll: Hong Kong people most disgusted with Beijing among four governments across Taiwan Strait)
Radio France Internationale, July 26, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180726-港大民调海峡两岸四地政府港人对北京最反感