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About two weeks ago a member of the British Consulate General in Hong Kong traveled to mainland China and disappeared. The United Kingdom has publicly criticized China for the Hong Kong protests and suspected it was related to missing people.

This is correspondent to Beijing Jung Sung-yeop.

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Simon Chung, a member of the British Consulate General in Hong Kong, went on a business trip to Shenzhen, China.

At around 10 pm, Chung texted his girlfriend that he was on a high-speed train back to Hong Kong, but was disconnected with the last text asking me to pray for me.

Hong Kong police investigated, but could not find Jung's whereabouts.

[Kong Wing Chung / Hong Kong Police: So far, Hong Kong police have not received any contact from the mainland agency.]

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs initially said there was no relevant information, but confirmed Mr. Chung's detention today, the 13th day of his disappearance.

[December, Foreign Affairs: China's Public Security Ordinance was violated in China for 15 days in administrative detention.]

The Chinese government says Chung is not a British, but a Hong Kong, or Chinese.

He urged Britain to stop the agitation, saying it was making a false statement on Hong Kong's recent issue.

Diplomats say Chung's detention may be China's checks on the British government, which has voiced support for the Hong Kong protests.

(Video coverage: Choi Duk-hyun, Video editing: Jung Yonghwa)