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

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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, 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. British police are investigating the unexplained death of 37-year-old Matthew Trickett, one of three men charged with two offences under Britain’s National Security...