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Retired Hong Kong Officer Denies UK Surveillance Allegations

4/1/2026

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Bill Yuen Chung-biu, a retired Hong Kong police superintendent, testified last week against allegations of a "shadow" policing operation in the United Kingdom.
He is accused of relaying surveillance requests from Hong Kong authorities to co-defendant Peter Wai Chi-leung, a UK Border Force officer, who accessed activists’ personal information, including Nathan Law.
Yuen denied the charges.
Both defendants were arrested in 2024 and face charges under the National Security Act.

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Bill Yuen Chung-biu, a retired Hong Kong police superintendent, testified last week against allegations of a "shadow" policing operation in the United Kingdom.
He is accused of relaying surveillance requests from Hong Kong authorities to co-defendant Peter Wai Chi-leung, a UK Border Force officer, who accessed activists’ personal information, including Nathan Law.
Yuen denied the charges.
Both defendants were arrested in 2024 and face charges under the National Security Act.