'They don't think it's appropriate for a Hong Kong guy to speak on behalf of a Chinese bank,' Law Ka-chung told the Financial Times.
Law Ka-chung stepped down as chief economist at the Hong Kong unit of a Chinese state-owned bank and has alleged he was forced to do so because he is a native of Hong Kong, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
"They don't think it's appropriate for a Hong Kong guy to speak on behalf of a Chinese bank," Law told the newspaper, his first interview with an international English-language media organization since being asked to resign.Buildings along Victoria Harbor at night in Hong Kong, on April 29, 2019.
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