The Five Eyes intelligence-sharing group said on Wednesday China's imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong appeared to be part of a campaign to silence critics and called on Beijing to reverse course.

"We urge the Chinese central authorities to re-consider their actions against Hong Kong’s elected legislature and immediately reinstate the Legislative Council members," said foreign ministers from Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States in a joint statement.

Hong Kong expelled four...