CXdiscriminates
Cathay Pacific portrays itselfs as a Hong Kong airline. It earns it's money from Hong Kong, it exploits Hong Kong.
Hong Kong citizens are entitled to well paid jobs just as much as anyone else.
As a Hong Kong pilot with 5000 odd hours and 1500 hours heavy jet command, I was discriminated by CX by being offered local terms.
Cathay Pacific cannot attract experienced Local Pilots because it refuses to pay the Market Salary. Right now Cathay Pacific is recruiting cadets from overseas citing it cannot find qualified individuals. It's because:
a). They are not offering enough money;
b). They wish to dilute the whole discrimination argument because right now it is very obvious that they are discriminating against Hong Kong citizens;
c). Lower terms and conditions.
Remember not to long ago the Cathay Pacific Group held a monopoly in Hong Kong, by owning CX and KA. To fly for KA/CX, an experience Hong Kong pilot had no choice other than to accept inferior terms and conditions.
Cathay Pacific has no real desire in recruiting Hong Kong pilots:
1. it is giving away cadet jobs to foreigners when it should be recruiting from Hong Kong;
2. it refuses entice experienced Hong Kong pilots; and
3. They have publically stated they would rather hire Expats then to properly remunerate Hong Kong pilots.