Civic and Democratic politicians welcome House of Commons report, which says electoral proposals do not offer a genuine choice to the people of Hong KongHong Kong’s lawmakers have thanked British MPs for highlighting concern over the erosion of freedoms by China in a new report – but said the city has to fight its own battles.China announced in August last year that candidates running for the city’s chief executive in 2017 – the first ever public vote for leader – would be vetted by a pro-Beijing committee.