That brings up an interesting strategy. If you have any inkling to bid HKG as a right seater you might as well bid it first as a Captain. That would be a nice pay bump if you were going to go over there anyway. Of course, you have to keep HKG Capatain at 100% as your first choice until you can hold it or the equivalent if you want to keep the passover pay. But if you are willing to go as an FO, no real harm there.