how they are going to deal with those cadets who already have their CPL/IR? Do they need to pass all these courses and write the exams or not?
If you haven't already seen in other threads or posts, Cathay are going to set up an abbrieviated "short" cadet course for cadets with substantial flying experience. In this case cadets would not need to re-do the training and exams that lead up to the issue of their HKCPL. I'm not sure about the exact details concerning this scheme as it has yet to be released.