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, June 28, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Returned bookseller Lam Wing-kee meets with police to discuss his “kidnap” and detention in China
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/27/returned-bookseller-lam-wing-kee-meets-with-police-to-discuss-his-kidnap-and-detention-in-china/

Beijing agrees to talks on HK-China communication mechanism following bookseller incident
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/27/beijing-agrees-to-talks-on-hk-china-communication-mechanism-following-bookseller-incident/

中國官媒抨擊香港從未向內地移交嫌犯 (Chinese state media criticizes Hong Kong for never having extradited suspects)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 28, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/06/160628_china_global_times_hk_rendition

七一遊行決戰689 林榮基帶頭 終點夏慤道 (July 1 march challenging CY Leung—Lam Wing-kee will lead, ending on Harcourt Road)
InMedia HK, June 27, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043106

港大:梁評分微升仍低於警戒線 「處理與中央關係」跌至回歸新低 (HKU Public Opinion Programme: CY Leung’s marks still lower than alert level, “handling relationship with central government” drops to new low since handover)
Ming Pao, June 28, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160628/s00001/1467097741631

More Hong Kongers are embracing mainland values: legal scholar Eric Cheung
Quartz, June 28, 2016
http://qz.com/717414/more-hong-kongers-are-embracing-mainland-values-legal-scholar-eric-cheung/