Foreign ministers from the Five Eyes countries issued a statement on the erosion of human rights in #HongKong: "We the Foreign Ministers of ... are gravely concerned by the Hong Kong government’s unjust disqualification of candidates and ... gov.uk/government/new…
... ... disproportionate postponement of Legislative Council elections. These moves have undermined the democratic process that has been fundamental to Hong Kong’s stability and prosperity."
"We express deep concern at Beijing’s imposition of the new National Security Law, which is eroding the Hong Kong people’s fundamental rights and liberties. We support the legitimate expectations of the people of Hong Kong to elect Legislative Council representatives ...
...via genuinely free, fair, and credible elections. We call on the #HK government to reinstate the eligibility of disqualified candidates so that the elections can take place in an environment conducive to the exercise of democratic rights and freedoms as ...
... enshrined in the Basic Law."
