Yeah, well good luck with that. What are they gonna do, head down to the local aeroclub where all the unemployed local jet pilots hang out? If there were any unemployed HK locals meeting HKA experience requirements (and unable to earn more elsewhere..) they'd already be hired. HKA has always had the door wide open to locals, just the same as CX and KA (otherwise they would not be able to sponsor any work permits for expats)
They can wish and wish as hard as they like, but without a happy, stable and mostly expat workforce their long term growth will be stunted at best. With supposedly 7-10 more 737s coming next year starting Q1 and the first of 20 A330-200 deliveries in Q4, it'll be pay or park time in 2008
