Sacked Hong Kong Cathay staff decry 'Cultural Revolution' purge

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HONG KONG: Former Cathay Pacific staff who say they were fired for supporting Hong Kong's protesters accused bosses on Monday (Sep 30) of carrying ...

On Monday, a group of former employees held a press conference alongside officials from the Hong Kong Cabin Crew Confederation and flight attendant unions.Hiding their identities behind sunglasses and face masks they described summary firings, often after being shown screengrabs of their Facebook and other social media posts.

"It's regrettable to see Cathay Pacific encouraging staff to report and criticise internally," one woman, who gave her first name as Jackie, told reporters."The situation is just like in the Cultural Revolution." One woman, who gave her name as Chris, tearfully described human resources asking her to explain three screenshots, one of which offered an opinion on the protests."I wasn't given any explanation. I was just escorted out of the office. I was very furious and devastated," she said.

In a statement, Cathay said it had to abide by all regulations placed on it in any jurisdictions where it operates,"including those prescribed by the authorities in mainland China".

 

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