Five Eyes Allies Voice ‘Grave Concerns’ as Beijing Loyalists Dominate Hong Kong Polls

Five Eyes Allies Voice ‘Grave Concerns’ as Beijing Loyalists Dominate Hong Kong Polls
A police officer stands guard outside a polling station in Hong Kong on Dec. 19, 2021. Vincent Yu/AP Photo
Alexander Zhang
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The United States, the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand have issued a joint statement expressing “grave concerns” over the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong, in which only pro-Beijing loyalists were approved to run.

Foreign ministers of the five countries, which make up the “Five Eyes” alliance, said they were concerned over “the erosion of democratic elements” of Hong Kong’s electoral system.