Helicopter firm Nautilus Aviation has fired Chinese tour sales agent Coco Souter

Ms Souter posted online that protesters 'should all get executed by firing squad'

She made the post in Mandarin on Chinese social media platform WeChat

A Chinese saleswoman working in Queensland has been fired for posting online that Hong Kong civil rights protesters 'should all get executed by firing squad'.

Cairns-based helicopter firm Nautilus Aviation fired Chinese sales agent Coco Souter after she made a private social media post saying Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters 'should all get executed by firing squad'.

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Her sacking comes as tensions reach boiling point between pro-China and pro-Hong Kong protesters in Australia and overseas.

The former tourism worker made the post - written in Mandarin - on Chinese social media platform WeChat.

Pro-democracy demonstators gathered outside of the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne on the weekend - as protests in Australia saw conflict between pro-Hong Kong and pro-Chinese sides

Chinese tour sales agent Coco Souter was fired after she made a private social media post saying Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters 'should all get executed by firing squad' (stock image)

She called Hong Kong protesters 'a group of morons, brainless with no spine, who have forgotten their ancestry thanks to Americanisation'.

Nautilus Aviation became aware of the post after receiving complaints.

'It goes against our code of conduct. What she said is not representative of our views as a company. She will be dismissed as a result,' Nautilus Aviation CEO Aaron Finn said.

Ms Souter said she never meant to cause trouble for her employer, and claims she doesn't actually believe pro-democracy protesters should be killed.

Cairns-based helicopter firm Nautilus Aviation fired Chinese tour sales agent Coco Souter

The former tourism worker made the post - written in Mandarin - on Chinese social media platform WeChat but claims she copy and pasted the post from someone else

She also claimed she copy and pasted the post from a friend.

'I really didn't intend to do anything to create an issue or make Nautilus look bad,' she told The Cairns Post.

'I posted some words I should not have posted, but that's my personal social media.'

Ms Souter blamed a pro-Hong Kong protester for notifying her boss about her post.

The protests in Hong Kong have been going for 11 consecutive weeks after the Chinese Government proposed a controversial extradition bill.

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Protesters have also taken part in heated rallies in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide - some of which turned ugly and required police intervention.

When Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997 it was done so under a principle of 'one country, two systems,' meaning Hong Kong would be able to keep a 'high degree of autonomy' with the exception of defence and foreign affairs.

Pro-Hong Kong protesters feel the proposed new bill would undermine the 1997 agreement.

Protesters have also taken part in heated rallies in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide - some of which turned ugly and required police intervention

As a result protests started in March before gradually picking up steam each week until millions of protesters were taking to the streets in July.

A survey conducted by the University of Hong Kong showed only 11 per cent of respondents identify as Chinese with 71 per cent saying they do not take pride in being Chinese citizens, the BBC reported.

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A government release stated the military presence was designed to handle 'riots, turmoil, seriously violent, criminal activities, terrorist attacks and other societal security incidents'.