Mr Lee called on authorities to fairly treat a suspect who works for Hong Kong’s trade outpost in London.“Any attempt to make unwarranted allegations against the Hong Kong government is unacceptable,” Chief Executive John Lee said at a regular press briefing on May 14.
His response came hours after the UK charged the trio with assisting a foreign intelligence service and foreign interference, including Chung Biu Yuen, 63, who works as an office manager at the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office in London. The men were are alleged to have conducted information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception that were likely to assist a foreign intelligence service between December 2023 and May 2024.The National Security Department, established in 2020 at the mandate of a Beijing-imposed national security law, has an intelligence unit, but hasn’t publicised any overseas activities.
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