They don't even offer type conversions when people take bases. Unless people start using their joker, and that would only means one or two conversions (if I remember correctly, only 10% of the bidder can switch type with their joker)
Don't give in to their bluff. They need bases. Not as bad as some of us do, but they do. It saves them money, it gets them reserve coverage.
And they certainly need the lifting of the training ban for much more than offering a few basing slots.
As for the HKPA talks?
Discuss about 25 years housing if we take option 1? What is there to discuss anymore? It was promised 7 years ago!
If they want us to lift the training ban, it is very simple:
They give us back negotiated RPs, they give the promised 25y housing deal, and they raise the HKPA to proper levels (option 2 if people believe it is acceptable)
Not just one of these items. All of them!