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UK sources are not reporting anything in line with what the politician in the referenced social media post is claiming. Instead we have comments like this from

UK sources are not reporting anything in line with what the politician in the referenced social media post is claiming. Instead we have comments like this from the Independent: > [Cathay Pacific] said it would comply with a directive from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), which ban any employees who took part in the protests from working on mainland China-bound flights. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/cathay-pacific-ceo-rupert-hogg-resigns-hong-kong-protest-china-latest-a9061991.html https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/cathay-... and from the BBC: > Last week, Cathay Pacific had told its staff it would not stop them joining the pro-democracy demonstrations currently sweeping Hong Kong. > But on Monday, Mr Hogg warned staff they could be fired if they "support or participate in illegal protests". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49367949 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49367949 It is certainly possible this is true, but I find it troubling this story is at the top of HN without other reliable sources backing it up.

dnautics 7y ago
> Last week, Cathay Pacific had told its staff it would not stop them joining the pro-democracy demonstrations currently sweeping Hong Kong. > But on Monday, Mr Hogg warned staff they could be fired if they "support or participate in illegal protests". Not sure that's contradictory. You're allowed to go to the legal protests, but you'll get fired if you do something illegal.
joelx 7y ago
I think it is valid to check the sources... However let's not get bogged down in the details and forget that a gigantic totalitarian nation is crushing the human rights of its citizens and trying to subvert the human rights of people in other nations. We must take action! The tree of liberty must be periodically watered with blood of Patriots and Tyrants.

dnautics 7y ago

> Last week, Cathay Pacific had told its staff it would not stop them joining the pro-democracy demonstrations currently sweeping Hong Kong. > But on Monday, Mr Hogg warned staff they could be fired if they "support or participate in illegal protests". Not sure that's contradictory. You're allowed to go to the legal protests, but you'll get fired if you do something illegal.

joelx 7y ago

I think it is valid to check the sources... However let's not get bogged down in the details and forget that a gigantic totalitarian nation is crushing the human rights of its citizens and trying to subvert the human rights of people in other nations. We must take action! The tree of liberty must be periodically watered with blood of Patriots and Tyrants.