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, June 30, 2014

Hong Kong (香港)

Turnout for unofficial vote in Hong Kong cheers democracy advocates
78万人投票鼓舞香港民主派
The New York Times, June 30, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140630/c30vote/dual/

Related:
Preliminary results of “6.22-29 Civil Referendum”
Occupy Central with Love and Peace, June 30, 2014
oclp.hk/?route=occupy/eng_detail&eng_id=14

In unofficial referendum, Hong Kong voters demand change
National Public Radio, June 30, 2014
http://www.npr.org/2014/06/30/326892686/in-unofficial-referendum-hong-kong-voters-demand-change

Hong Kong lawyers in mass silent protest over China's white paper
香港法律界千人黑衣游行抗议“白皮书” 立法会再议发展拨款又遭数千人抗议
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/silent-06272014145550.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/yf1-06272014095457.html

Related:
White paper “was a failure of communication with Hong Kong”
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1543274/white-paper-was-failure-communication-hong-kong

Video: Hong Kong's silent march against the "One Country Two Systems" white paper
Human Rights in China, June 30, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piD1kkfvAlw&feature=youtu.be

Taiwanese activists who planned to join July 1 rally denied entry to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1543055/taiwanese-activists-who-planned-join-july-1-rally-denied-entry-hong