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Alvin Lum

Political journalist covering in Hong Kong politics, justice system and policy analysis.


The organiser of a rally planned at Cathay Pacific’s offices near the airport is seeking to move the protest to Central after losing an appeal to overturn a police ban.
Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) chairman Carol Ng Man-yee expressed disappointment with the ruling. She said her union was applying to police to stage a rally on Wednesday in Edinburgh Place instead, starting from 4pm.
The union wanted to hold a rally to protest against the airline’s decision last week to fire the head of the Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Flight Attendents’ Association.
Police objected and the Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions upheld the ban after hearing arguments from both sides on Tuesday night.
Cathay Pacific City is about a 30-minute walk from the airport terminal.
Police have banned a number of protests in recent weeks, citing public safety. The Civil Human Rights Front’s protest on August 18, which they said attracted 1.7 million, was only authorised to be a rally at Victoria Park.
The Tsuen Wan march on Sunday was also prohibited but eventually allowed after police and organisers reached a compromise over the route. But, still, it descended into violent clashes.
“The CTU strongly condemns police for jeopardising the freedom of assembly by citizens and has immediately appealed to the Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions,” veteran unionist and ex-lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan said.

The ban was made on the grounds of public safety and public order and police said the Airport Authority, which had its injunction against protests extended last week, had expressed its objections to the force.
Citing the “general societal atmosphere”, police were not convinced the CTU could control the behaviour of people taking part or the safety of passers-by.
Cathay had earlier warned employees not to join the rally, which was a response to the abrupt dismissal of Rebecca Sy On-na.
The airline neither confirmed nor denied Sy’s allegation that she was fired over a Facebook post.

The Airport Authority originally obtained its injunction after a peaceful five-day sit-in turned ugly and resulted in the cancellation of 979 flights.
The order expressly prohibited “attending or participating in any demonstration or protest” in the entire airport area.
According to the floor plan attached to the injunction, the order covered the whole of Chek Lap Kok, the island where the airport and Cathay’s headquarters are located.
Chief Superintendent John Tse Chun-chung of the force’s public relations branch could not tell whether the city’s railway operator would close train stations on Wednesday, stressing police did not take part in deciding service closures ahead of the protests last weekend.
“Police did not, do not and will not intervene in their [MTR Corporation] decision-making,” he said.
Additional reporting by Kanis Leung


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Police have objected to a planned rally outside Cathay Pacific’s headquarters. Photo: AFP

Rebecca Sy On-na, sacked chairperson of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Flight Attendants Association, meets the press in Yau Ma Tei, for Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions' (HKCTU) "Stop White Terror" presser. Sy was sacked after the airline's parent company Cathay Pacific Group warned employees that expressing support for anti-extradition bill protests on social media could breach the rules of the mainland's aviation authority. 23AUG19 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng

***PAY PER USE. Please re-download from vendor website.*** Royalty-free stock photo ID: 350411801 HONG KONG - JUNE 04, 2015: view of Cathay City. Cathay Pacific City or Cathay City is the headquarters of Cathay Pacific at Hong Kong International Airport. Shutterstock Images

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Chairwoman of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Flight Attendantsâ Association Rebecca Sy On-na(R), accompanied by spokeswoman of Hong Kong Cabin Crew Federation Carol Ng Man-yee, speaks on a press conference as the union leader becomes latest casualty of Hong Kongâs political crisis after her employment is âterminatedâ. 23AUG19 SCMP/ K. Y. Cheng

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(L-R) Carol Ng Man-yee, Chairperson HKCTU; Rebecca Sze, chairperson of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Flight Attendants Association; and Lee Cheuk-yan, Secretary, HKCTU, meets the press in Yau Ma Tei, for Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions' (HKCTU) "Stop White Terror" presser. 23AUG19 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng

Royalty-free stock photo ID: 350411801HONG KONG - JUNE 04, 2015: view of Cathay City. Cathay Pacific City or Cathay City is the headquarters of Cathay Pacific at Hong Kong International Airport. Shutterstock Images

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Confederation of Trade Unions wanted to hold rally on Wednesday in response to sacking of cabin crew head
Rebecca Sy claims she was dismissed over Facebook post although airline has not commented



Confederation of Trade Unions wanted to hold rally on Wednesday in response to sacking of cabin crew head Rebecca Sy, who claimed she was dismissed over Facebook post although airline has not commented.


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Hong Kong protests: police ban planned rally outside Cathay Pacific HQ

Confederation of Trade Unions wanted to hold rally on Wednesday in response to sacking of cabin crew head Rebecca Sy claims she was dismissed over Facebook post although airline has not commented

Confederation of Trade Unions wanted to hold rally on Wednesday in response to sacking of cabin crew head

Rebecca Sy claims she was dismissed over Facebook post although airline has not commented