The European Union on Thursday 11 March, in the evening, denounced the decision earlier in the day by the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China to change the electoral system in Hong Kong (see EUROPE B12672A4).
This decision “will have a significant impact on democratic accountability and political pluralism in Hong Kong”, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said in a declaration on behalf of the EU....