No it's not possible. And the reason is exactly your scenario - since it's cheaper to originate the ticket from PVG, they don't want HKG people to buy tickets that originate in PVG and throw away the first sector.
Yeah I figured it wasn't really possible.
Originally Posted by
Guy Betsy
As you're now using electronic tickets, you can't just 'throw away' your first sector of your ticket. If you do not show up for your flight as booked, your entire ticket is unusable and all remaining sectors effectively cancelled and your ticket will also be nonrefundable.
Yeah I know about the second part with electronic tickets...
I think the ticketing office in Shanghai (PVG) still issues paper tickets. @:-)