Originally Posted by
ernestnywang
The "*" means that it is considered a "married segment" (which is for transits only) and the fare calculation also shows HKG as "X" (transit).
Married connections are airline-specific and have nothing to do with IATA fare construction rules. You should never imply anything from a married segment indicator other than a cancellation that does not involve the full O&D is subject to there being O&D availability on the remaining segments.
The /X in the fare construction instead does positively indicate that this was a transit for fare construction purposes.