indeep, check the recruitment ban, on the front page of the AOA site.
"The International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) has enacted a ban on recruitment into Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. The Recruitment Ban comes into effect for any pilot who accepts employment commencing on or after 9th October 2001"
Doesn't say anything about putting your name in the filing cabinet on the turd floor. As we all know, there is a recruitment freeze currently, due to the 'apparent' overmanning, so the best you will do currently is getting in the pool.
Do try and play nicely!
411A, I await with baited breath, your gems of wisdom if you please.