18 jun 2026
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.
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Two men, one of them a serving Border Force officer, have been jailed for illegally gathering intelligence on UK-based pro-democracy campaigners for the benefit of the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities, Counter Terrorism Policing has said. Chi Leung Wai, also known as Peter, 41, of Staines-upon-Thames, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on 18 June to a total of ten years’ imprisonment, while Chung Biu Yuen, 66, of Hackney, was sentenced to eight years. Both had been found guilty on 7 May of assisting a foreign intelligence service, an offence under the National Security Act 2023.
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UK Border Force officer jailed for Hong Kong spying
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