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Hong Kong trade office staff jailed for spying in UK

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Two individuals connected to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London have received prison sentences of up to ten years for spying. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, an office manager, was sentenced to eight years for assisting a foreign intelligence service. Peter Wai Chi-leung, a security firm operator and former UK Border Force officer, received a ten-year sentence for the same charge and misconduct in public office. The court found they were passing surveillance requests from Hong Kong authorities. AI

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Hong Kong trade office staff jailed for spying in UK

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Danny Mok,William Yiu ·

    UK court jails 2 Hongkongers tied to trade office for up to 10 years for spying

    Two men linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London found guilty of spying on activists were sentenced to up to 10 years in jail on Thursday. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, 65, an office manager at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO), was sentenced to eight year…

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