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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 3:27 am
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Originally Posted by TOMFORD
And why is HK considered South Asia when I can fly to parts of China more southern than HK for 10K less?
1. HKG has been always classified as South Asia, even before the merger.

2. AFAIK - airlines always treat HKG by itself. HKG never mixes into China even they can be placed in the same award region.

3. Airlines are free to define countries/territories into different award regions.
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