Japan wants to send observers to Hong Kong elections

An inter-party group of deputies of the Japanese Parliament came up with the idea of ​ ​ sending observers to the elections to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, which will be held on September 6, The Japan Times reports. In view of the latest actions of China, Japan wants to make sure that the elections in Hong Kong will be held honestly. The observer group will be formally formed on Wednesday. Former Defense Minister Geng Nakatani, a member of the House of Representatives and one of the initiators of the creation of the monitoring group, comments: the international community will be able to accept only those elections that are fair and reflect the will of the people. The politician added that the group will have to check the conformity of the composition of voters in constituencies. This is due to the fear that voters who opposed the national security law will not be allowed to vote. In addition, the parliamentary group intends to seek to mitigate visa requirements for Hong Kong citizens in Japan. And as an emergency measure, he will offer the government to allow Hong Kong citizens to enter Japan, provided that they observe a 14-day quarantine. We can support [Hong Kong citizens] with the options now available to us said Siori Yamao, a member of the opposition Democratic Party.