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.

Friday, July 29, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing, HK agree to uphold One Country, Two Systems in second round of notification mechanism talks
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/28/beijing-hk-agree-uphold-one-country-two-systems-second-round-notification-mechanism-talks/

Related:
中港警方再度磋商“联合打击罪案” (Mainland and Hong Kong police resume talks on “jointly dealing with cross-border crimes”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 29, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/07/160729_china_hk_police_criminal_cooperation

Hong Kong localist gives in to election rule while others stick to their guns and are cleared to run
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1996189/hong-kong-localist-gives-election-rule-while-others-stick