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, September 06, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Vote in Hong Kong deepens a thorn in China’s side
The New York Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/world/asia/hong-kong-election-china-basic-law.html

Related:
Rise of localists in Hong Kong polls set to bring headaches for Beijing, analysts say
本土派得票近兩成 勢必令中央更加煩惱
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015349/rise-localists-hong-kong-polls-set-bring-headaches-beijing
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/156fd54814140fe/ben-tu-pai-de-piao-jin-liang-cheng-shi-bi-ling-zhong-yang-geng-jia-fan-nao

LegCo Election 2016: Photocopied IDs, sample ballots, free rides, and 186 complaints
Hong Kong Free Press, September 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/04/legco-election-2016-photocopied-ids-sample-ballots-free-rides-and-186-complaints/

Profiles in victory and defeat: a look at a few notable Legco winners and losers
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014997/profiles-victory-and-defeat-look-few-notable-legco-winners

Hong Kong election: who are the young activists elected to the council?
The Guardian, September 5, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/05/hong-kong-election-who-are-the-young-activists-elected-to-the-council

九西非建制候選人最高票數 劉小麗:不會令港人失望 (Lau Siu-lai the non pro-establishment candidate with most votes in Kowloon West: I won’t disappoint Hong Kong people)
InMedia HK, September 5, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044445

Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, environmentalist and animal rights activist, is the surprise winner in Hong Kong’s election
Quartz, September 5, 2016
http://qz.com/773932/eddie-chu-hoi-dick-environmentalist-and-animal-rights-activist-is-the-surprise-winner-in-hong-kongs-election/

Govt says no to any form of independence after HK vote
Global Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1004875.shtml

G20 handshake: did Xi Jinping just give John Tsang the nod to run for Hong Kong’s top job?
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015359/exchange-chinas-president-fuels-speculation-about-possible