UK court convicts two men over spying for China linked to Hong Kong activists
A UK court has found two men guilty of spying for China in a case involving surveillance of Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters and politicians.Chi Leung Wai and Chung Biu Yuen were convicted at the Old Bailey of assisting a foreign intelligence service, with jurors reaching majority verdicts after a nine-week trial.Wai was also found guilty of misconduct in public office over unauthorised searches of Home Office databases.Wai worked for Border Force at Heathrow airport and volunteered as a City of London special constable.Yuen was based in London at the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office, which the court heard was treated... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 May 2026 18:01 LONDON
UK immigration officer convicted over work for Chinese intelligence
A UK Border Force officer has been found guilty of assisting Chinese intelligence in what prosecutors described as a shadow policing operation targeting Hong Kong dissidents in Britain.Chi Leung Peter Wai, 38, was convicted alongside Chung Biu Bill Yuen, 65, after a trial in the United Kingdom.Wai used his access to the main immigration database to track Hong Kong dissidents based in the UK.The court heard that he searched the system on days off and sick days, and that he had been passing information before he joined Border Force at Heathrow Airport in December 2020.He was also found guilty of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 May 2026 16:00 LONDON
