Chinese ‘spy’ believes some Hong Kong democracy protesters are ‘cockroaches’

A police officer accused of spying on Hong Kong dissidents in the UK on behalf of China told a court he was trying to protect the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office from ‘violent protests’. Retired Hong Kong police officer Chung Biu Yuen, 65, also known as Billy or Bill Yuen, worked for the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office in London. He allegedly gave surveillance tasks to Chi Leung Wai, 40, also known as Peter Wai, who worked for UK border…