Bedder B,
most of us here have been around long enough to know when someone on the other end of the radio is being narccy....tone, intonation, brevity etc. So I am happy to give you the benefit of the doubt on this. I cannot remember the last time ATC screwed something up in HKG that I witnessed but I am sure it happens. I have seem many times when we screw it up...fortunately not too many of brushoff and wiggley worm colleagues!
It is always nice coming back to HKG airspace. Today it was incredibly busy on approach etc but all handled with the usual business like fair and impartial controlling...like a happier London control. Must be the predominance of us Aussies and those so polite Canucks that make it better here than Heathrow:-)
You guys have your aims in ensuring an efficient airport operation, we have our own. So far I haven't found that incompatible, though I wouldn't mind some home port favouritism sometime like they enjoy in KL etc!
cheers guys, keep up the good work.