EU voices concerns as former Hong Kong security chief made new leader

Fears grow that elevation of John Lee signals Beijing's tough policy on Hong Kong is set to continue

The European Union has condemned the appointment of Hong Kong's former security tsar, who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, as the Chinese territory's new chief executive with 99% of the vote in a secret ballot on Sunday.

Josep Borrell, the bloc's foreign policy chief, said the selection process that led to John Lee being elected is yet another step in the dismantling of the one country, two systems' principle".