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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… Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesJun 18, 2026, 2:36 PM
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The GuardianJun 18, 2026, 2:36 PM

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...

Al JazeeraJun 18, 2026, 1:49 PM

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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