It would definitely an advantage if you know how to speak chinese. It is because of the company culture.
Affirm for not being employed by KA if you entered the CPP at this moment. The contract about the CPP is only a sporsorship for the cadidate to get the ATPL. However, once the candidate passed out the CPP and employed by KA, the candidate has to work for the company for around 5 years. The contract after CPP is a perm. contract recently.
More information about Pre-qualified CPP and CPP for KA, the application for CPP this year normally would be now till the very begining of 2006. Feel free to send in application (for both male and female) but it is much better to download application form rather than copying CX's one.
For Pre-qualified CPP, the first trial has kicked off. As the PreQ CPP only cover the ATPL and JTS, most likely KA would wait for the result and evaluate. Therefore no Pre-qualified CPP in the near time.
Comments on PPL for CPP, it will definitely an advantage. However, local student and PPL holder are being treated equally. Local student with strong aviation passion and aviation knowledge can definitely have chance to defeat the PPL candidates.