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
Hong Kong school ordered to report after national flag hung upside down
Hong Kong education authorities have ordered a primary school in Fanling to submit a report after a national flag was found hanging upside down on campus.The Education Bureau said it had followed up on the incident at F.S.F.T.F.Fong Shu Chuen Primary School after online images showed the flag displayed upside down on top of a building at the school.A spokesman said the bureau immediately contacted the school once it learned of the matter.The school then corrected the flag and apologised, according to the bureau.The bureau has required the school to investigate the incident and submit a detailed report, and said... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 May 2026 16:05 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
Hong Kong seeks WHO details on hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship
Hong Kong health authorities have asked the World Health Organization for more information on a hantavirus cluster linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, as they step up precautions against the rare infection reaching the city.The Department of Health's Centre for Health Protection said it contacted the WHO after the vessel departed from Argentina on 1 April.The outbreak has been associated with three deaths, and the WHO said five of eight suspected cases have now been confirmed.The department said the first patient in the cluster developed symptoms on 6 April.It also said laboratory testing showed hantaviruses in two confirmed cases... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 May 2026 13:30 LONDON
