BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hong Kong's democratic principles, freedoms and autonomy continued to erode in 2022, despite China's obligation to protect them, ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSBRUSSELS - Hong Kong's democratic principles, freedoms and autonomy continued to erode in 2022, despite China's obligation to protect them, the European Commission said in an annual report.
Critics say those freedoms have weakened swiftly, especially after the introduction of a national security law in 2020, months after sometimes violent anti-government and anti-China street protests. "2022 saw the continuing erosion of Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy and of rights and freedoms that were meant to be protected until at least 2047," the Commission said.
"The year was also marked by the far-reaching implementation of the national security law. Trials of pro-democracy activists and politicians continued to intensify," the report said.
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