Bill Yuen (pictured), the London office’s manager, was earlier accused of passing on surveillance requests from city authorities while working at the HKETO to co-defendant Peter Wai. Photo: Reuters

    UK court convicts 2 men linked to Hong Kong trade office of spying

    A British court has convicted two men linked to an Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) of spying on activists from the city on behalf of Chinese authorities. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, the London office’s manager, and Peter Wai Chi-leung were found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service on Thursday, two years after their…

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    Hong Kong authorities object as Australia, UK grant asylum to 2 activists

    Hong Kong authorities object as Australia, UK grant asylum to 2 activists

    Hong Kong authorities have lambasted the “harbouring of criminals by countries” as Australia and the United Kingdom granted asylum and residency status respectively to a pair of opposition activists wanted for national security offences. Fugitive former lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung, who lives in Adelaide, and activist Tony Chung Hon-lam, based in London, announced separately on…

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