We also read that there are 32 SYD and 17 AMS F/O base slots available. OK so far, this is normal in an expansion.
The devil is in the details. It is the bit that says, "The Company will recruit, throughout 2007, into any SYD and AMS Base Vacanceis [sic] that remain unfilled."
Interesting that this communication came out the day that the DEFO voting was announced, a resounding "No" from the AOA membership.
So there should be no mystery to those in the HKAOA who voted "No" to DEFO that you are getting it, whether you vote for it or not.
At the very least, the AOA can negotiate some vaseline on the bat handle. Please give them some support when they do.
FWIW