CX to HKG is still in the pipeline.
The CX freight boss is handling prep. at MAN., and it is well advanced
However, the russians are demanding inordinate sums for the traffic rights Moscow - Manchester.
Looks like that option is now on the back burner.
A thrice weekly NON-STOP is being urgently looked into, BUT lack of aircraft means you won't be seeing Cathay pax service until October at the earliest.