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A former British immigration official and a retired Hong Kong police officer have been jailed for spying for China. Peter Wai, 41, conducted “shadow policing” operations on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters living in the UK on the orders of his handler Bill Yuen, 66. The dual Chinese-British nationals were arrested after a failed bid to snatch £16 million (€18.5 million) fraud suspect Monica Kwong from her flat in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. Following a two-month Old Bailey trial, the pair were convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service under the National Security Act. Former Metropolitan Police officer Wai was also convicted…
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