(24 May 2024)
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London - 24 May 2024
1. Various of exterior of Central Criminal Court building
2. Various of defendant Chung Biu Yuen arriving at court
3. Various of defendant Chi Leung Wai arriving
4. Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Wong Hoi Ling arriving
STORYLINE:
Two men charged earlier this month with agreeing to engage in information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception that were likely to materially assist the Hong Kong intelligence service from late 2023 to May 2, arrived at the Central Criminal Court in London on Friday.
Chi Leung (Peter) Wai and Chung Biu Yuen were charged alongside Matthew Trickett, who was found dead in a park in Maidenhead, west of London, on Sunday afternoon.
Chinese authorities in the U.K. and Hong Kong have decried the charges, saying they were the latest in a series of “groundless and slanderous” accusations that the U.K. government has leveled against China.
Hong Kong’s government demanded that the U.K. provide full details on the allegations and protect the rights of the office manager of the trade office.
Hong Kong authorities have confirmed that Yuen was the office manager of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London.
The spying charges came amid simmering tensions between Britain and China.
U.K. officials have been increasingly vocal in warning about security threats from Beijing, and recently accused China of being behind a string of cyber-espionage operations targeting politicians and Britain’s election watchdog.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said Britain is facing an increasingly dangerous future because of threats from an “axis of authoritarian states,” including Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
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