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, May 11, 2015

Hong Kong (香港)

Security law “not for Beijing to tighten grip”
The Standard, May 11, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=156866&sid=44435101&con_type=1&d_str=20150511&fc=10

梁爱诗:国安法非钳制压迫 有推翻党的思想行为就是颠覆 (Former HK Secretary for Justice Elsie Leung: National security law is not repressive, anti-Party ideas and actions constitute subversion)
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/14d41450e617a9d/liang-ai-shi-guo-an-fa-fei-qian-zhi-ya-po-you-tui-fan-dang-di-si-xiang-hang-wei-jiu-shi-dian-fu

Related:
New draft of China’s national security law for first time highlights Hong Kong’s responsibilities
South China Morning Post, May 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1788847/new-draft-chinas-national-security-law-first-time-highlights

支持政改民意跌 劉慧卿促特區政府向北京說明 (Democratic Party Emily Lau urges HK government to inform Beijing about dwindling public support for reform proposal)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150511/news_20150511_55_1098715.htm