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workers in The British Hong Kong Consulate was arrested on The Border , to breach the allegedly contrary to The Law , China has confirmed.

the media reports on Tuesday said Simon Cheng, who is thought to be from Hong Kong , went missing on 8. August during a Business Trip .

China's foreign Ministry said Mr Cheng was detained in Shenzhen for 15 days.

the UK, said it was "extremely concerned" and the US Embassy in Beijing has the support of His Family .

China, said Mr Cheng, 28, were arrested for violation of public security laws, although The Foreign office didn't give any details of the alleged offence.

after large-scale protests in Hong Kong , travelers have reported increased security measures at the country side, with by travellers, and are subject to checks by the police from his cell phone.

to send The protests, now in their third month, triggered by the delivery of suspended bill that would have allowed Hong Kong suspects to China for the study.

A small group of protesters gathered in front of The British Consulate in support of Mr. Cheng. Max Chung , a spokesman for the protesters, told Reuters the case had serious consequences for all in Hong Kong .

demonstrators were expected to posters of Mr Cheng and signs with the inscription "England, that every man his duty,"

"We call on The British government to step in and act now. Save Simon now," he said, adding that Mr Cheng had not participated in demonstrations against the government.

"Simon is a very good Guy , and he's a Smart Guy , he finished his Master's at the LSE (London School of Economics ) - so I don't think he would do anything stupid. "

China's foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said that they had "stern representations" to the UK about comments, since the beginning of the protests in Hong Kong .

"We ask you not to stop, to stop these irresponsible statements, meddling in Hong Kong 's Affairs and stop interfering in China's Internal Affairs ," he said.

He said that Mr Cheng was a Chinese and his arrest was an internal matter.

BBC China correspondent Robin Brant said the detention was too short in comparison to many records in China, and that Mr Cheng should be set for release in the next 48 Hours .

He said, China insisted the arrest was a diplomatic incident, but he said The Foreign office had probably worked in The Public focus over The Last 13 days, to find out what had happened to Mr Cheng and secure his release.

Earlier this month, foreign Minister Dominic Raab expressed concern over The Treatment of protesters in Hong Kong asked.

Mr. Cheng is a trade and investment officer at the Scottish Development International section of The Embassy .

He said on 8. In August, he traveled to a business event in Shenzhen in South East China, left Hong Kong on the mainland.

His girlfriend told HKFP that he planned to travel home the same day, but came not back. In the online message, he wrote that he adds to cross The Border , "pray for me".

Hong Kong police said they had asked Mr Cheng's whereabouts with the mainland authorities, but "the results are still pending."

Earlier this year, accusing them of espionage after detaining them for several months. It is the arrest in Canada of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on behalf of the United States followed.

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Source of news: bbc.com