Sorry Liam but I have to take issue.
1/Please point out all the pilots recruited from Malaysia to date. I don't think there is one.
2/The Cathay Pacific seniority list ( for what it's worth ) reads like the United nations.
The Owners and management of Cathay Pacific Airways have in their wisdom have recruited from all over the world and based these pilots in Hong Kong. Any Malaysians? I don't think so.Why not?
2/ Cathay operates Freighters and pax aircraft on a regular basis to all the places where there are based crew, in proportionate numbers.
3/ Cathay Pacific Airways operates a freighter twice a week to Penang.
4/ CPA wants to recruit 100 pilots initially out of KUL ( I believe). This number is totally out of proportion to the number of services. Now take that idea to its logical conclusion! Scary.
I make this point because you compare it to multinational companies employing locals to work in local factories. In fact the more appropriate comparison is that of United Airlines popping off down to Acapulco and recruiting 1000 Mexicans in order to DT them to LA to operate through the rest of the network. Can you see that happening??
This is exploitation of the worst kind. It is totally despicable.
Give the Malaysians a job in HK at the going rate (hopefully pre 94 ).
However, having said all of the above...the whole thing is designed to distract us from the REAL issues in HK.
All of you who were not represented at the last EGM either in person or by proxy should be bloody ashamed.
[This message has been edited by Herb (edited 22 April 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Herb (edited 22 April 2001).]