Hundreds of accountants have marched out of their offices in Hong Kong in protest of the government.
HONG KONG — One of the world's leading financial centers was without some of its essential staff on Friday as hundreds of accountants marched out of their offices in Hong Kong in protest of the government.
Gathering in a park across from the Bank of China tower, the accountants are the latest to join a relentless protest movement thatKenneth Leung takes part in an accountants march Hong Kong on Friday."I’m telling the government that professionals are very concerned with how this government is running, especially after the saga of the extradition bill," Kenneth Leung, who organized the protest, told NBC News.
"We also want to tell the world that there is no white terror here," said Leung, using a term that describes the climate of fear created to dissuade protests and political dissent."Employees should not get reprimanded for participating in a peaceful rally like this.""To be honest, I'm a little bit in fear that I will be sacked," a 28-year-old accountant donning a black mask told NBC News. He asked to remain anonymous.
This is not an idle fear. On Aug. 16, the CEO of Cathay Pacific Airways, one of the former British colony's most prominent companies, resigned after pressure by Beijing on the carrier over participation by some employees in protests.Beijing had earlier sent ripples of concern through the financial hub when it warned Cathay Pacific employees who"support or take part in illegal protests" that they would be barred from flying to or over the mainland.
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