Hong Kong trade office staff jailed for spying in UK

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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• Bill Yuen Chung-biu
• Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
• London
• Mrs Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb
• Old Bailey
• Peter Wai Chi-leung
• UK Border Force

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