EU report: Democracy in Hong Kong and Macao further weakened

In its annual report on the situation in Hong Kong, the EU Commission has denounced further curtailments of democratic principles and freedoms. In the past year, Hong Kong’s autonomy and democratic principles and fundamental freedoms have been further weakened, said the report by EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen and EU External Relations Commissioner Josep Borrell. The developments would cast doubt on China’s commitment to the principle of „one country, two systems.“ The report says that around ten percent of EU citizens have left Hong Kong due to the strict Covid regulations.