1 Minute Read by Reuters Staff (Repeats to media subscribers, no change to text) Reuters, HONG KONG, July 5 – Vitasoy’s stock was scheduled to fall 11.2 percent on Monday after a worker circulated a note giving sympathy to the family of a colleague who murdered a Hong Kong cop, sparking calls for a boycott in China. Vitasoy stated in a statement posted on the Chinese social media platform Weibo on Saturday that a staff member had published a “very improper” message without permission, and that the firm maintained the right to take legal action. Vitasoy’s stock was slated to open at HK$26.1, down 11.2 percent. (Donny Kwok contributed reporting, and Himani Sarkar edited the piece.)/n
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