The training captain was PM so he should have picked up on the speed excursions, the fact the hydraulic gauge showed zero and its respective switch was OFF, or even the lack of green lights
Inciter, are you familiar with the 747-300 flight engineers panel, specifically the location and presentation of the landing gear annunciator module? If you get a chance, sit in the left hand seat of a classic and with the flight engineer positioned in his seat, see if you can spot the landing gear annunciator module which only displays individually , gear, door or tilt status if the flight engineer depresses either the PRIM or ALT GEAR, TILT or DOOR momentary contact push buttons. You have obviously not bothered to read the BASI report. The No. 1 ADP was not switched off.
It's easy to criticise with hindsight. How would you have performed under the circumstances? You don't know, do you? The accident was not connected to or caused by Cathay training standards in any way what so ever.