Men jailed for spying for Chinese intelligence in UK

One, a Border Force official, used his access to Home Office data, to get information about Chinese dissidents.

Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official jailed for spying for China

Peter Wai and Bill Yuen sentenced to 10 and eight years at Old Bailey in first convictions under National Security Act A UK Border Force officer and a Hong Kong trade official based in London have been jailed for spying for China in what is the first such conviction in British criminal history. Peter Wai, who conducted “shadow policing” operations on Chinese dissidents in the UK, was sentenced to 10 years while his handler, Bill Yuen, received an eight-year term. Continue reading...

By Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

UK court convicts two men for spying for Hong Kong, China

The men, dual Chinese-British nationals, are believed to be the first people convicted of spying for China ‌in Britain.

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By Andrew Leung

Two men jailed for spying for China in UK

Peter Wai, 41, conducted ‘shadow policing’ operations on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters living in the UK on the orders of his handler Bill Yuen, 66

By Joe Middleton

UK border official and former Hong Kong cop jailed for spying on behalf of China

Human traffickers jailed in first conviction of its kind in Republic

Victims, six men and one woman, lived either in rural house or apartment in Co Donegal in ‘substandard’ conditions

By Chris McNulty

UK court jails 2 British-Chinese nationals for spying on Hong Kong dissidents

By TOI WORLD DESK

Two men jailed for 24 years for human trafficking

Two men from Eastern Europe have been jailed 13 and 11 years for human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation - the first conviction of its type in the state.