Pompeo Condemns HK Government Decision to Postpone Election

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a joint press conference with Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at Lancaster House in London, England, on July 21, 2020. Hannah McKay-WPA Pool/Getty Images

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned the Hong Kong government’s decision to postpone the election for the city’s unicameral legislature for a year.

“There is no valid reason for such a lengthy delay,” Pompeo said in a statement issued on Aug. 1, emphasizing that Hongkongers have demonstrated their desire to hold free and fair elections in past decades.