Hong Kong Economist Says His Views on China Cost Him His Job

Bank of Communications’ branch in Hong Kong.

Photographer: Jerome Favre/Bloomberg

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A local Hong Kong economist said he was asked to leave his job at a mainland Chinese-owned bank, in the latest example of political tensions erupting in the financial hub after months of protests.