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Two dual Chinese-British nationals have been found guilty of carrying out "shadow policing" on British soil on behalf of China. Peter Wai, 38, and Bill Yuen, 65, were found guilty following a trial at the Old Bailey. The jury could not agree on a charge against both men of foreign interference, with the prosecution saying they would not be seeking a retrial. Wai, an immigration officer, used his position to access to the official database to track Hong Kong dissidents based in the UK. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Wai, of Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, was found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service alongside Yuen, of Hackney, east London, who was his initial contact with the authorities in Hong Kong. The court had heard how Wai worked for the Border Force, was a City of London Police special constable having formerly been in the Royal Navy. He had gathered intelligence on the orders of ex-Hong Kong superintendent Yuen, who was a senior manager at the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office (HKETO) in London, said to be an extension in the UK of the Hong Kong government. Targets included Hong Kong dissidents and pro-democracy protesters living in the UK, with "special attention" paid to British politicians, including former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith. Prominent campaigner Nathan Law, who has a one million Hong Kong dollar bounty on his head (£95,680), was pictured leaving the Oxford Union during one surveillance operation. Another protester told jurors how he had been threatened with arrest by Wai for confronting a Hong Kong diplomat outside the Guildhall in London. The defendants’ activities were exposed on May 1, 2024 when police foiled an alleged bid to snatch a former Hong Kong resident, Ms Kwong, from her flat in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, the court was told. Personal assistant Ms Kwong had left Hong Kong with her young son in 2023 amid accusations of involvement in a £16million fraud. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Joani Reid: Labour MP suspended from party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China Oxford Union plunged into fresh scandal after president removed from office for 'election-rigging' Lord Mandelson paid millions by Chinese-military linked firm in new twist to security vetting scandal More to follow... Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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