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China says G7 concern over Hong Kong leader selection is interference

FILE PHOTO: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam holds a new conference with Chief Executive-elect John Lee, in Hong Kong, China, May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

China said on Tuesday that an expression of concern by the Group of Seven industrialised nations over the selection process for Hong Kong's new chief executive was interference in China's internal affairs.

The G7 said on Monday that the selection process for a new chief executive in Hong Kong was a source of grave concern and underscored wider worries about fundamental freedoms in the former British colony.

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