As of 28 August, 20 Aviation staff professionals had been sacked or had resigned after Beijing exerted pressure on companies to crack down on the anti-government movement.

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Hundreds gather in Central to protest against Cathay Pacific’s sacking of cabin crew union leader Rebecca Sy – who says she was fired over Facebook posts

Rally held over ‘white terror’ airline sackings

Demonstrators gathered in Edinburgh Place, Central around 4pm to support Rebecca Sy On-na, a 17-year employee of Cathay Dragon and chairwoman of the 2,000-member Dragon Airlines Flight Attendants Association over her facebook posts and to protest against the airline’s alleged political persecution and white terror towards employees linked to the protest movement. The protesters later marched to Pacific Place, a luxury shopping centre that houses the headquarters of Swire Pacific, the majority shareholder in Cathay Pacific Airways. The rally was organised by The Confederation of Trade Unions, which stated around 2000 attended, while Police stated 730 attended.

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