At least 14 airline and airport staff in Hong Kong have been sacked and PwC, the professional services firm, has warned staff about how they publicly express political opinions, in the latest sign of the intense pressure facing companies in the city as it prepares for another weekend of protest. Hong Kong has been gripped by months of demonstrations sparked by an extradition bill that would have allowed criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China for the first time. The proposed law has been suspended but the protests have expanded, with demonstrators planning to block access to Hong Kong’s international airport on Saturday.
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