Originally Posted by
GE90-115B
The Wing is on the airside of HKIA, you technically can't spend some time in the Wing after getting off CX881 if you intend to visit the city. But there is a way to reenter the city from the departure side of the airport. You could tell the lounge agent that you would like to go back to the city, and they will take you through a series of backdoors to be back on landside. I never tried, nor do I intend to in the future so can't comment on how much of a hassle this can be.
If this is true CX is breaking make security risks. The whole point of customs check is for a nation/place to know who entered and who left. If I entered to the departure side, HK knows I left, but if a CX agent let me back to landside, HK has no idea I've reentered. I really doubt CX will take down my name and passport info and report to customs.
Not to mention any good custom will realized I've tried to leave twice (upon returning), or will CX allow me back on departure side through a series of backdoors again? Sheesh.... whoever said this was possible, I really doubt it... if I'm HK government and realizes CX is doing this type of favorites to their elite fliers, I would be very angry....