The day of the expat is rapidly drawing to a close (at least at CX). In HK, nearly 50% of the pilots are now local. The recent COS18 expats aren't going to be staying in HK (especially when the penny drops on the cost of living, and the compromises for wives, children, schooling etc). To be fair, many of the locals are great, and I am happy to fly with them. I do feel however that eventually the nature of CX will have been changed to that of a "fly by numbers" airline, where the previous reality of experience and varied career backgrounds will have been washed away. CX is no longer the airline I joined, which is why it's probably a good thing that I am about to leave. Good luck with the long term future...something that CX managements since the early 90's have effectively traded for their own bonuses and pensions.