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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kanis Leung

Hong Kong reporter says she'll sue Wall Street Journal for dismissal because of her union role

Hong Kong Wall-Street Journal - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A former Hong Kong reporter of The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday said she'll sue the publication for sacking her because she joined a trade union.

Selina Cheng lost her job in July after a senior editor told her that her position was eliminated due to restructuring. However, Cheng believed the termination was linked to her refusal to comply with her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, a trade union for journalists that advocates for press freedom.

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