[Mount Athos]

why would australia or this man want this published in the news?

[MassMinuteman]

I think this is part of a broader effort to expose the chinese menace while Hong Kong stores underpin interest in articles that would otherwise be ignored. Here's another example: Report: China Put Thousands of U.S. Federal Workers on Their Payroll, Gaining Access to Sensitive Data

[airborne]

Agreed.

Should have kept this quiet.