California Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Exports to Hong Kong

August 12, 2020 |Penalties and Courts

A California man pleaded guilty Aug. 10 to illegally exporting cesium atomic clocks to Hong Kong, the Department of Justice said. Alex Yun Cheong Yue, who was arrested in June 2019 (see 1906270067), shipped the clocks without the required license from the Bureau of Industry and Security. He faces a maximum 20-year prison sentence and a $1 million fine. Wai Kay Victor Zee and his company, Premium Tech Systems, Ltd., were also charged in the case. Zee remains at large in Hong Kong.