![UPDATE 3-China detains employee of Britain's Hong Kong mission, UK urged to act]( "UPDATE 3-China detains employee of Britain's Hong Kong mission, UK urged to act")
A Chinese national working at Britain’s Hong Kong consulate has been detained in China’s border city of Shenzhen for violating the law, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, likely worsening already strained ties between Beijing and London. Britain has said it is “extremely concerned” by reports that the staff member at the consulate in its former colony had been detained. Simon Cheng did not return to work on Aug. 9 after visiting the neighbouring mainland city of Shenzhen the previous day, Hong Kong news website HK01 reported, citing an interview with his girlfriend and family.
Source: yahoo.com/news
