After Cathay Pacific, which Hong Kong firm is next to face Beijing's wrath?

Cathay Pacific fired four employees for their involvement in the protests in Hong Kong and issued statements in support of the government. PHOTO: REUTERS
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HONG KONG - The sudden resignation of Cathay Pacific chief executive officer Rupert Hogg last week after the airline incurred the wrath of China over anti-government protests in Hong Kong has raised the million-dollar question of who could be next to get the axe.

Observers in the political and business sectors say Mr Hogg's shocking exit is a warning to all Hong Kong firms and foreign multinational companies (MNCs) that they risk being at the receiving end of Beijing's wrath.

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