 China is alleged to have sent a 'spy' to infiltrate a House of Commons briefing by Hong Kong dissidents, campaigners believe. A man claiming to be a tourist tried to enter the invitation-only talk in a committee room inside the Houses of Parliament, it has been reported. The meeting was addressed by Finn Lau and Christopher Mung, who last week had £100,000 arrest bounties put on their heads by Beijing-controlled Hong Kong police. When confronted, the alleged spy gave a name not on the approved list and refused to say who he was representing. He claimed he had been directed to the secluded committee room as part of an official tour, and left after a brief stand-off. About 200 MPs, peers, journalists and democracy campaigners were invited to attend the private briefing on Hong Kong hosted by Tory MP Bob Seely on July 5. The committee was headed up by MP Bob Seely (Picture: PA/Mark Sabah) The private parliamentary briefing about Hong Kong was held on the top floor of the House of Commons (Picture: Mark Sabah) It was held in committee room 19, located on the top floor, far from the areas usually visited by tourists. Some Hong Kongers covered their faces during the event, fearing for their safety. Mr Seely, who is a member of the Commons foreign affairs committee, said: 'If this was a Chinese Communist Party spy then it is yet another example of this regime's cack-handed malign incompetence. 'It would be completely inappropriate for Beijing to send an operative to intimidate or record people inside a private parliamentary event.' Mr Lau, who was once beaten unconscious by suspected CCP supporters told the Daily Mail: 'I believe this man was a CCP informer. 'This is one of the remotest committee rooms in Parliament. And it is on the top floor. It is not a coincidence that a random Chinese tourist was outside the room at the exact right time and was attempting to acc){kind=link}
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China is alleged to have sent a ‘spy’ to infiltrate a House of Commons briefing by Hong Kong dissidents, campaigners believe.
A man claiming to be a tourist tried to enter the invitation-only talk in a committee room inside the Houses of Parliament, it has been reported.
The meeting was addressed by Finn Lau and Christopher Mung, who last week had £100,000 arrest bounties put on their heads by Beijing-controlled Hong Kong police.
When confronted, the alleged spy gave a name not on the approved list and refused to say who he was representing.