I don't know why you all keep kidding yourselves. Cathyay has changed, permanently. The old Cathay we knew is gone. We are now a Chinese carrier operated by Chinese managers. The left over middle managers are being replaced every year. In five more years we will likely be nearly all Chinese run. You cannot keep trying to apply Western management styles to this airline anymore.
The sooner you accept this, the easier it will be to make life decisions.