HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government criticized the European Union on Thursday after the bloc denounced a major overhaul of the city’s political system as a breach by China of its international commitments.
The EU said on Wednesday it would increase support to Hong Kong’s civil society and media with a view to promoting freedom of expression and facilitating the mobility of its citizens, and may send a delegation of senior officials to the city.
“We firmly oppose the misleading claims by the EU concerning the improvement to the electoral system as well as their ulterior motives,” a spokesperson for the Hong Kong government said in a statement.
The spokesperson also said it w…
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