A UK court has convicted two men connected to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in London of spying. Bill Yuen, the office's manager, and Peter Wai were found guilty of aiding a foreign intelligence service. The prosecution alleged that Yuen passed surveillance requests from Hong Kong authorities to Wai, who then used his position as a UK Border Force officer to obtain personal information on Hong Kong activists in the UK. One of the targets mentioned was activist Nathan Law Kwun-chung. AI
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RANK_REASON This is a significant event involving a court conviction related to espionage and foreign intelligence services. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]
