As mentioned above, we ( KA ) are owned by CX and we still cannot list on CX flights, but at least we have higher
priority than zed fares. I understand that Zed fare travellers are loaded on a 1st come 1st served basis, so there may be merit in turning up at the airport early.
As an aside, travelling HKG-BNE on zed with CX........................Good Luck !!!
Oops, just realised how old original post is, HKG-PEK substantially easier to get onto than HKG- Anywhere in Oz !