Australia joins US, UK and Canada in criticising Hong Kong arrest of pro-democracy activists

The foreign ministers of Australia, the United States, Great Britain and Canada have issued a joint statement expressing “serious concern” about the arrest of 55 democracy activists and supporters in Hong Kong last week.

The arrests were by far the largest such action taken under a national security law that China imposed on the semi-autonomous territory a little more than six months ago.

“It is clear that the national…