'We feel very helpless' Hong Kong family voice fears for detained UK consulate worker
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Rally will be held outside UK consulate in Hong Kong on Wednesday following news of Simon Cheng’s detention on mainland China
The family of a UK consulate worker detained in mainland China during a trip from Hong Kong nearly two weeks ago have voiced their fears for his safety, saying they “feel very helpless”.
Simon Cheng, 28, who works in the British consulate in Hong Kong as a trade and investment officer for Scottish Development International, travelled to Shenzhen on 8 August on business. He sent messages to his girlfriend as he was about to cross the border at about 10pm but has not been heard of since, according to his family. Continue reading...