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Apr 9, 2020 | 3:59 am

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ernestnywang

Join Date: Sep 2005

Location: TPE / HSZ

Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National

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Originally Posted by QRC3288

yes, this. although your modesty is understating it a lot...the majority of the non-HK crew are still based in HK! The outport crew as a % of total is not big, and shrinking still. The main point is outport crew have nothing to do with having diversity, as I think the other poster was referring to. The crew for diversity purposes are all based in HK. The outport crews are all hired mostly for cost measures.

I once had a Polish FA on a TPE-HKG flight. I guess she's HKG-based? Does CX's HKG base also recruit Europeans, or is she an exception (perhaps she actually lives in Hong Kong)?

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