REFILE-Two men found guilty of spying on Hong Kong dissidents in UK for China

Two men were found guilty in a London ‌court on Thursday of spying on behalf of Hong Kong and ultimately China, targeting prominent ‌pro-democracy dissidents now based in Britain but ‌with bounties offered for their arrest.

Chung Biu "Bill" Yuen, 65, and Chi Leung "Peter" Wai, 40, both dual ⁠Chinese ​and ⁠British nationals, denied assisting a foreign intelligence service between ⁠December 2023 and May 2024. After a trial ​at London's Old Bailey court, Yuen and ⁠Wai were convicted of one count of assisting ⁠a ​foreign intelligence service.

The jury could not reach a verdict on a separate count relating ⁠to forcing entry into a residential address ⁠in ⁠northern England in May 2024, shortly before their arrest.