Two men have been sentenced to prison in the United Kingdom after being found guilty of spying on pro-democracy activists living in Britain on behalf of Hong Kong and, ultimately, China.
The convicted men, Chung Biu “Bill” Yuen, 66, and Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, 41, were sentenced at London’s Old Bailey court after being found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service through surveillance operations carried out between December 2023 and May 2024.
Wai, a former UK Border Force employee, was also convicted of abusing his position by accessing government databases to obtain information about targeted individuals.
The court heard that the two men monitored prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures in the UK. Prosecutors said their actions were part of foreign interference activities.
Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb said foreign intelligence operations today are not limited to traditional spying but can include surveillance, intimidation, gathering information, and targeting dissidents.
Yuen was sentenced to eight years in prison, while Wai received a 10-year sentence.
Both men, who hold British and Chinese citizenship, denied the allegations. The Chinese embassy in London described the case as a political move and an abuse of the law.
The investigation began after an alleged attempt to seize former Hong Kong resident Monica Kwong from her home in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, in May 2024.
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