From today's SCMP in an article by Charlotte So entitled "Airlines struggle with pilot shortage"
"Hong Kong Airlines, a small airline backed by HNA Group, needs to recruit eight captains before May to acheive its' expansion plan and by the end of march had attracted only a couple of enquiries for the posts.
Unlike big carriers such as Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair, Hong Kong Airlines said it could not afford high salaries for it's pilots, making them hire from Southeast Asian re-cruitment markets including Malaysia and Singapore."
One advantage for the guys at HKA (considering the location of their office) is that if they do aspire to a 'high salary' - all they have to do is cross the foyer!