HK analyst eviction fuels fears that negative research being muffled
August 13, 2016 at 23:00 PM EDT
HONG KONG, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The ejection of an analyst from a company briefing in Hong Kong last week has laid bare the pressure on negative research in the Asian financial hub, fuelling concern that critics of companies are being muffled amid a broader clampdown on freedom of speech.