Originally Posted by CrazyJ82

I'm really starting to wonder how often some of the posters on this thread have actually travelled through HKG. Clearly parts of the arrival track are "designed for waiting purposes," which is why there's an open area with shops and a cafe or two before you reach the immigration checkpoint. What kind of a "delay in immigration inspection" exactly is sitting in a Pret going to cause?

OP has raised a very simple question, and the simple answer is yes, it will be possible to wait to meet a friend in the arrival track for a few minutes. I'll look forward to OP reporting back that this has happened without a problem.