Simon Cheng: British consulate worker freed by China as Hong Kong protests continue

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Simon Cheng failed to return to work on 8 August after a business trip to Shenzhen, which links Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland.

A British consulate employee has been released after 15 days of detention in mainland China.

Police in Shenzhen said Simon Cheng Man-kit was released as scheduled on Saturday, having been detained for violating public security management regulations. The Global Times, a Communist Party-owned newspaper, said he had been detained for"soliciting prostitutes".In a statement on Facebook, Mr Cheng's family thanked the public for their support, adding that he and his family"wish to have some time to rest and recover and will not take any interview for the moment".The 28-year-old is a trade and investment officer in the Scottish Development International government agency, inside Britain's consulate in Hong Kong.

He failed to return to work on 8 August after a business trip to Shenzhen, which links Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland.

 

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caught buying sex in mainland china

sa_72 Does anyone know what the Chinese accuse this man of having done? They've only said that he admits to his guilt. But what's this alleged guilt?

Hong Kong Freedom = World Freedom!

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YASSSSS!!!

The world must understand that China is growing into another form of dictatorship that is imposing tremendous threats on the entire world, not only Hong Kong or Taiwan. Lessons of history have proved that appeasement would only make the monsters stronger and stronger. chinazi

This guy is the Chinese Harry Potter. Truly.

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