As yet there is no agreement between the Dragonair pilots and management over the MAN based 747 operation.
My spies tell me that no agreement may be reached due to managment wanting 'cheap' labour and pilots insisting current contracts must apply.
If no agreement is reached, that means that all the 747 guys will be on their own in regards of seniority list and contracts.
That may be a good thing for command prospects.
There are however negatives, and I am sure we can all imagine what they are, when dealing with a company management half a world away, with different views and objectives.