After seeing CX pax posting some of the downgraded Y meals pics in the past few months for intra-asia flights (including some HKG-NRT-HKG flights), I wouldn't say CX is a nice option at all.

The downgraded Y meal is just a snack box with a muffin, fruit cup, and hong Kong style Vita Lemon tea drink box, it is quite pathetic in my opinion, it looks like they are going the N.America way, and probably going BOB very soon.