<span style="color: #222222;">Foreign ministers from the United States, Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand have urged China  to reconsider its actions against Hong Kong's elected legislature and immediately reinstate the Legislative Council members.<br />''<br />''In a statement, the group of five countries also known as 'Five Eyes' alliance said that China's imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong appeared to be part of a campaign to silence critics. They have called on Beijing to reverse its decision.<br />''<br />''Hong Kong expelled four opposition members from its legislature last week after Beijing gave city authorities new powers to curb dissent. Under the new law, the lawmakers can be summarily ousted without involving the city's courts or seeking the sanction of constitutional procedures. The move triggered mass resignations by the remaining 15 pro-democracy opposition lawmakers.</span><br />