A brokerage employee in the territory is looking for a new job because she disagrees with her bosses’ politics. An investment banker says he avoids talking to most colleagues about the unrest, fearing it might damage his career. At financial firms across Hong Kong, personal political views that used to have little bearing on work are taking on new significance, as the territory’s pro-democracy protests harden opinions on both sides of the debate. Law Ka Chung (羅家聰), former chief economist at Bank of Communications (Hong Kong), has gone public with his concerns, saying on Tuesday last week that he suspects he was ousted in part because his research contradicted the Chinese government’s narrative on Hong Kong. Conversations between some JPMorgan staff from mainland China and their peers from Hong Kong have become less frequent since the protests began, two people said.
