Hong Kong (AFP)
The British Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it was "extremely concerned" by reports of the arrest in China of an employee of his consulate in Hong Kong.
"We are extremely concerned by reports that a member of our team was arrested while returning to Hong Kong from Shenzhen," a Foreign Office spokesman said in a statement.
"We are supporting our family and we are seeking more information from authorities in Guangdong Province and Hong Kong," the statement added by the British Consulate in Hong Kong.
According to reports from local newspaper HK01, the consulate official went to the Hong Kong city of Guangdong Province on August 8, one hour from Hong Kong. 'business. He has since disappeared.
Hong Kong Police Police confirmed that they had opened an investigation into the disappearance of an individual on August 9. "Until then, we have not received any notification from the mainland authorities" about possible detention in China, police spokesman Kong Wing-cheung told reporters.
The incident comes as the international finance center faces its worst political crisis in decades.
Pro-democracy activists have been holding almost daily rallies for more than 10 weeks, which have often escalated into violent clashes between police and radical protesters.
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