For those of you who doubt, or those who seem to lack the intestinal fortitude to demonstrate the character needed during this time, let this story give you the extra encouragement towards doing your part. The company is desperate to make that one last 'push' towards degrading and devaluing any substance that this career once had. Everyone (EVERYONE) has a bone in this game. From the A scalers right down to the newly hired SO on HKPA, if you ever needed to play your part in a battle of character and courage, now is the time. The Swire mentality towards labour is archaic and debunked. It is only surviving due to the desperate measures of those last few anachronistic Swire management holdouts who are desperately trying to feather their own nests through bonuses before the whole edifice collapses. Do YOU want to be part of not only undermining your own career value, and that of your colleagues, but directly benefiting the likes of AT? No matter the personal sacrifice, this time will pass. Let's make sure we have brought down this venal and self absorbed management relic of the 18th century and replaced it with a career with dignity, proper renumeration and modern, first world work rules. If not now, then when? Hold your own close circle of friends to account. There should be NO one in our ranks who is letting down the common good at this time. We will prevail. This ridiculous excuse of an airline must be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.