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Cathay Dragon’s staff urge halting mainland flights amid outbreak

Bloomberg Employees of Hong Kong carrier Cathay Dragon have urged the company to suspend mainland China flights and are considering strikes or protests to press their demands. Staff of the Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd unit gathered on Saturday for an extraordinary general meeting where about 89% out of 467 votes supported “industrial action,” said Kim Lam, a representative of the ...

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Virus scare empties malls on world’s priciest retail strip

Bloomberg In an almost deserted mall, the few shoppers hurry past wearing face masks. In the luxury stores, sales assistants, also in masks, outnumber customers — if they have any at all. To pass the time, staff chat with each other or play with their phones. This isn’t a scene from some dystopian movie. Instead, in Hong Kong’s usually bustling ...

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Firms withdraw from S’pore Airshow over virus

Bloomberg More international aviation companies are withdrawing from the Singapore Airshow as concerns around the novel coronavirus outbreak mount. Organisers of the event, billed as Asia’s largest aerospace and defense conference, earlier announced it would proceed as scheduled with additional health screening and cleaning measures to reduce risks. The week-long show is due to kick off on February 11 and ...

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