UK court jails 2 Hongkongers tied to trade office for up to 10 years for spying

DM Danny Mok,William YiuSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-18 · 12:20 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Two men connected to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London have been sentenced to prison for spying on activists. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, 65, an office manager at the HKETO, received an eight-year sentence for assisting a foreign intelligence service. Peter Wai Chi-leung, 40, a security firm operator and former part-time UK Border Force officer, was sentenced to ten years for the same charge and misconduct in a public office. The convictions and sentencing occurred at the Old Bailey. The men were found guilty of spying on activists.

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The sentencing took place on Thursday at the Old Bailey.

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Peter Wai Chi-leung, 40, received a sentence of 10 years for assisting a foreign intelligence service and misconduct in a public office.

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Bill Yuen Chung-biu, 65, an office manager at the HKETO, was sentenced to eight years in prison for assisting a foreign intelligence service.

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Two men linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London were found guilty of spying on activists.

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Two men linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London found guilty of spying on activists were sentenced to up to 10 years in jail on Thursday.Bill Yuen Chung-biu, 65, an office manager at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO), was sentenced to eight years in prison for assisting a foreign intelligence service at the Old Bailey.Co-defendant Peter Wai Chi-leung, 40, a security firm operator and former part-time UK Border Force officer, received a sentence of 10 years for the same charge and an additional one of misconduct in a public office.

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