In a bid to contain the unrest in Hong Kong, Beijing is moving against Cathay Pacific. Cathay employees, including CEO Rupert Hogg, have resigned. Photo: Reuters In a bid to contain the unrest in Hong Kong, Beijing is moving against Cathay Pacific. Cathay employees, including CEO Rupert Hogg, have resigned. Photo: Reuters
In a bid to contain the unrest in Hong Kong, Beijing is moving against Cathay Pacific. Cathay employees, including CEO Rupert Hogg, have resigned. Photo: Reuters
Albert Cheng
Opinion

Opinion

Albert Cheng

Beijing’s tougher stance on Hong Kong’s unrest is damaging big business and the free-market economy

  • Property developers in Hong Kong have been pressured into showing support for the government and police, and Beijing is moving against Cathay Pacific. This might be the end of the freewheeling free-market Hong Kong that we know

Albert Cheng
Albert Cheng

Updated: 9:02am, 23 Aug, 2019

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In a bid to contain the unrest in Hong Kong, Beijing is moving against Cathay Pacific. Cathay employees, including CEO Rupert Hogg, have resigned. Photo: Reuters In a bid to contain the unrest in Hong Kong, Beijing is moving against Cathay Pacific. Cathay employees, including CEO Rupert Hogg, have resigned. Photo: Reuters
In a bid to contain the unrest in Hong Kong, Beijing is moving against Cathay Pacific. Cathay employees, including CEO Rupert Hogg, have resigned. Photo: Reuters
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Albert Cheng

Albert Cheng

Ir. Albert Cheng is the founder of Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited, a current affairs commentator and columnist. He was formerly a direct elected Hong Kong SAR legislative councillor. Mr Cheng was voted by Time Magazine in 1997 as one of "the 25 most influential people in new Hong Kong" and selected by Business Week in 1998 as one of "the 50 stars of Asia".