[tksiden]

Apparently British officers are taking positions with the Chinese too.

[hnfong]

Just in case you need another data point.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-kong-protesters-turn...

Having lived through this, it's a bit funny to me that most people aren't aware the Chinese crackdown on Hong Kong protests was led by British officers on the field. Inconvenient truths I guess.

[stainablesteel]

it might sound weird, but if they're allowing it they're probably using it to gain intel while not giving away any valuable info