HK asks Britain for details on death of man charged with spying for China

HONG KONG: A top Hong Kong government official has urged Britain to let the public "know the truth" about the unexplained death of a man charged this month with aiding the territory's foreign intelligence service.

Algernon Yau (pic), Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, met with Britain's deputy counsel-general to discuss the incident and express concern about the death in Maidenhead, southern England, according to a statement from the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, released late on Thursday (May 23).