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UK border official and former Hong Kong cop convicted of assisting Chinese spy agency in Britain
- UK border official Peter Wai and ex-Hong Kong police officer Chung Biu Yuen were convicted of spying for China in Britain.
- The jury found they violated the National Security Act by assisting a foreign spy service.
- Wai was also convicted of misconduct in a public office for misusing police computer systems while off duty.
- Hong Kong and Chinese officials condemned the case as political manipulation, while Britain vowed to hold China to account.
- The operation disrupted by counterterror police involved a wider scheme to surveil Hong Kong activists in the UK.
- Wai and Yuen were described as having coordinated and deliberate actions benefiting a foreign intelligence service.
- Yuen served as the Hong Kong government’s overseas representative in London, aiding in the operation.
- The defendants faced charges related to surveillance of activists, including targets linked to Parliament and government officials.
- One participant in related activities was found dead in a suspected suicide after a police operation.
- The case underscores Britain’s commitment to counter foreign interference on its soil.
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