From a close friend at CX.

"Please read the threads at PPrune to find out how bad and hostile the place is or is becoming. Hiring Direct Entry First Officers again. It will really Eff things up for everyone there if people ignore the warning signs".

"Will you honor a picket line"? "Would you strike if it comes down to it"?

"So you know, Hong Kong is a dying city being overrun with Chinese mainlanders and the Government. It is outrageously expensive and getting out of Hong Kong on a CX flight, at the bottom of the list, will be nearly impossible. There is no jumpseating on the freighters! Command is about 13+ years and that's if you get selected and if you get through. Very high failure rates on all fleets right now. Rosters are nothing but toilet paper"!

"Have a real serious think about CX before you even think of going there".

http://www.pprune.org/fragrant-harbour-19/