King’s former school ends deal with spy company

King’s former school has cut ties with the business whose president has been accused of spying for the Chinese government.

Gordonstoun in Moray has canceled a deal with Hampton Group International after its chairman and shareholder Yang Tengbo, known by the nickname “H6”, was named as a Chinese spy.

The agreement between the school and Hampton will see the opening of five new schools in China, all of which will have close links to Gordonstoun.

On Monday, Mr. Yang and his legal team decided to make his identity public, although he has strongly denied the spying allegations.

Mr Yang is a close associate of the Duke of York and a High Court judge announced the decision He had built up an “unusual level of trust.”

Prince Andrew was a student at Gordonstoun from 1973–1979 but no longer has any connection with the school.

Last week he said he had “ceased all contact” with Mr Yang after receiving advice from the government, and his office said they had “never discussed anything of a sensitive nature”.

A spokesperson for the school said: “Gordonstown has been made aware that Yang Tengbo, chairman of Hampton Group, has been named as an alleged Chinese spy known as ‘H6’.

“Following this information, Gordonstoun has terminated its contract with Hampton Group. For legal reasons, we are unable to provide further details at this time.”

Gordonstoun lies in 200 acres (81 ha) of grounds on the Moray coast, a few miles west of Lossiemouth.

The school was founded in 1934 by Kurt Hahn, a German teacher who was forced to leave his country after criticizing Hitler.

Prince Philip was one of the first pupils there and maintained close ties to the school throughout his life.

Three of his sons – King Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward – were sent there, as well as Princess Anne’s children, Peter and Zara Phillips.

In the letters of my school years, King wrote that he fought at GordonstounHowever, he has since spoken about its benefits.

In May he was made patron of the school.

Mr Yang – also known as Chris Yang – has been banned in Britain since last year.

He challenged his ban on entry to Britain at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission in July, but lost his appeal last week.

He has insisted that he has “done nothing wrong or illegal”, and said it is “completely false” to claim that he was involved in spying.

Mr Yang claimed he was a victim of a “political climate” that had seen tensions between Britain and China rise.

In a statement after a High Court judge lifted an order allowing him to remain anonymous, he said: “Due to the high level of speculation and misreporting in the media and elsewhere, I have asked my legal team to disclose my identity. Have asked to do.

“I have done nothing wrong or illegal and the concerns raised against me by the Home Office are unfounded. The widespread description of me as a ‘spy’ is completely false.”

China’s embassy in Britain had previously denied the spying claim, saying that “some individuals in Britain are always eager to fabricate baseless ‘espionage’ stories targeting China”.

An embassy spokesman said, “Their aim is to defame China and disrupt normal exchanges between Chinese and British personnel.”