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UK court convicts two men linked to Hong Kong trade office of spying

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A UK court has convicted two men connected to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in London of spying. Bill Yuen, the office's manager, and Peter Wai were found guilty of aiding a foreign intelligence service. The prosecution alleged that Yuen passed surveillance requests from Hong Kong authorities to Wai, who then used his position as a UK Border Force officer to obtain personal information on Hong Kong activists in the UK. One of the targets mentioned was activist Nathan Law Kwun-chung. AI

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UK court convicts two men linked to Hong Kong trade office of spying

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jeffie Lam ·

    UK court convicts 2 men linked to Hong Kong trade office of spying

    A British court has convicted two men linked to an Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) of spying on activists from the city on behalf of Chinese authorities. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, the London office’s manager, and Peter Wai Chi-leung were found guilty of assisting a foreign…

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