20/12/2021 (Agence Europe) – G7 Foreign Ministers reiterated their “grave concern” about democratic weaknesses in Hong Kong’s electoral system in a joint statement on Monday 20 December (see EUROPE B12678A29). Changes to the system, including the reduction in the number of directly elected officials and the establishment of a veto procedure that severely restricts the choice of candidates, undermine the autonomy Hong Kong should enjoy under the ‘one country, two systems’...