<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ACfly:
I may be wrong on this, but doesn't the Li family have some sort of connections or ownership in Cathay Pacific?</font>
Not sure. But even if they have a share in CX, CX is still viewed as a "British" corporation. Beijing will view AC as part of the Li Empire. Once they establish a base in HKG, AC will have easier access to the mainland China market than CX.