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, April 23, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Pro-independence activist says his legal aid application for appealing failed election bid was rejected by gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, April 23, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/04/23/pro-independence-activist-says-legal-aid-application-appealing-failed-election-bid-rejected-govt/

Hong Kong country club bans domestic helpers from pool
The Guardian, April 23, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/23/hong-kong-country-club-bans-domestic-helpers-from-pool

Hong Kong taxi drivers stage protest over illegal ride-hailing services in wake of fatal Uber crash
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2142824/hong-kong-taxi-drivers-stage-protest-over-illegal-ride

Why are Hong Kong’s young people abandoning student unions?
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2142821/why-are-hong-kongs-young-people-abandoning-student-unions

Rights lawyer Chris Ng recalls Mong Kok’s night of unrest and ponders the city’s legal future
Hong Kong Free Press, April 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/04/22/rights-lawyer-chris-ng-recalls-mong-koks-night-unrest-ponders-citys-legal-future/