An offduty crew member claimed the last seat.
Pre-departure drinks with copious top-ups when I wasn't looking, plus a choice of warm nuts or amuse bouche. Slippers and amenity kit were already in the seat. Pajamas and menu soon handed out. Help ourselves to magazines in the rack but newspapers offered to seat.
The amenity kit bag is nice. Inside socks and eye mask (neither as good as Air NZ business amenities), toothbrush & toothpaste, ear plugs, shoe horn, several gels.
For takeoff a kid was allowed in the cockpit. On the monitors the forward camera view was shown.
The seat is nice and roomy. The table is large enough that a couple can dine together (other person sitting on the ottoman). There was however a problem with my seat with the headrest (which is quite hard) continually sliding down into my back. Even cushioned with the large pillow I still got a sore back and uncomfortable sleep as a result.
The service was good and meals took much less time than on Lufthansa without feeling rushed - ie perfectly paced.
The IFE was off for the first and last 45 minutes of the flight which is annoying. The avod system has a modest number of options, a few less than Qantas' IFE which is hardly leading the way.
The last 20 minutes of the flight were very bumpy. We landed in steady rain with no view (even the nearby hills were obscured) and very dark, almost night-like, skies. We landed to the northeast and then had a long taxi around the terminal to gate 4.
On arrival all first class passengers were escorted individually to either immigration or transfer. At this time of day there is no queues so only of value to those unfamiliar with Hong Kong airport.