A UK Border Force officer and a former Hong Kong police officer have been convicted of assisting China’s spy agency in Britain by carrying out “shadow” policing activities, according to multiple reports. The Independent, ABC News and other outlets describe the pair as having conducted policing operations outside official channels, framed in the coverage as covert assistance to Chinese intelligence. Stuff.co.nz adds background on one defendant’s roles, saying he previously worked for UK Border Force, served as a special constable in the City of London, and later ran a private security company.
The Mirror reports that the Chinese ambassador is summoned by the UK Foreign Office following the verdicts, a step confirmed by a UK security minister in that account. Across sources, the core allegations and conviction outcome are consistent: both men are found guilty of providing assistance linked to China’s intelligence services through covert policing-style work in the UK.
The reports do not provide further details in the excerpts about sentencing length or the full scope of the operations, focusing instead on the convictions and the defendants’ prior employment histories.
