Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Confidence in Hong Kong's future depends on its new status as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China not leading to an erosion of the rule of law or key rights such as free speech, the right to assembly and form political parties and data protection, the commission report noted. Primary responsibility for ensuing that the SAR lives up to its tasks lies with the Hong Kong government and Chinese authorities, but the EU also had a role to play in monitoring events.

noted