Cathay Pacific is threatening to fire its employees if they actively support the protests taking place in Hong Kong, after China announced that flight attendants involved in the protests would be banned from entering mainland China.

The airline has suspended a pilot accused of participating in the protests, the South China Morning Post reports.

Source:TT-di

On the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the development of events has a negative impact on the airline's stock, which is down 4.3 percent in today's closing trading.