The Wall Street Journal has denied violating Hong Kong labour laws for its dismissal of an employee after she was elected the head of the city’s largest journalist union last year.
Cheng, a former reporter with the outlet, has accused the newspaper of engaging in acts “calculated to prevent or deter” her from exercising her right to become a trade union officer under the Employment Ordinance between June 21 and 22, last year.
She also alleged that it terminated her employment in July 2024 because of her role in the association.
Lawyers told the court on Wednesday they expected the trial to last four days, with two witnesses from each side possibly being called to testify.
Acting Principal Magistrate David Cheung Chi-wai tentatively scheduled the trial for December 18, adding that any application to push back the case would require justification.
