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.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

EU issues scathing annual report attacking Beijing on Hong Kong missing booksellers case and stalling of electoral reform
欧盟报告提铜锣湾书商失踪 港府指外国不应干预港内部事务
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1938466/eu-issues-scathing-annual-report-attacking-beijing-hong-kong
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/international/154506a55e9c59e/ou-meng-nian-du-bao-gao-ti-tong-luo-wan-shu-shang-shi-zong-an-yu-zhong-qi-xiang-gang-zheng-gai

Mainland and HK authorities will manage their own sections of high-speed rail, Transport Dept. says
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/26/transport-dept-says-high-speed-rail-terminal-will-be-jointly-managed-by-hk-mainland/

BBC World Service staff say Hong Kong move risks editorial freedom
The Guardian, April 25, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/25/bbc-world-service-staff-say-hong-kong-move-risks-editorial-freedom

《明報》裁退姜國元 再有作者開天窗表不滿 (Yet more blank columns protesting Ming Pao’s sudden firing of top editor Keung Kwok-yuen)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160426/s00001/1461627649736