If it makes you feel any better, non-status members of Asia Miles in HK also have morbidly long wait times.
Indeed, even if you want to change a F class flight it can be the same 50 min wihtout answer in HK for non AsiaMiles members. Some say "just go through a travel agent", but that misses the point that CX service should be good throughout, not only inflight or at the airport. Other major airlines manage to have a much better telephone service throughout the world.