A British-based multi-millionaire businessman claims to have been targeted with a “dirty tricks” campaign of smears, cyber attacks and harassment orchestrated by China because of his support for democracy in Hong Kong.
William Je, who set up his own finance company in the UK after leaving Hong Kong, says it has suffered multiple state-backed cyber attacks including one that saw 40 million hits in the space of 30 seconds, the bulk emanating from China.
Mr Je, who also established a charity to help Hong Kongers escape the Chinese authorities, claims he and his staff have been targeted online with their names and photos circulated in posts on social media platforms accompanied by both personal and professional abuse.
A dossier of the “dirty tricks” compiled by his legal and security team also includes evidence of attempts to damage his business by making false claims against it to regulators as he sought to expand into new overseas markets.
Last year he was forced to call in police to investigate incidents of vandalism and suspicious behaviour by men around his house. He now employs a team of six security staff to provide 24/7 protection for him, his wife and two young children.
Mr Je, who once held a senior position as the member of an advisory body to the Chinese Government before he left Hong Kong, said: “It's doubly galling for them to see someone who was, as it were, one of their own, now advocating freedom and democracy.”
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