Interesting problem seems to be developing (Sri Lankan TA and UL issued)
When originally ticketed , CX had not finalized the HKG-CMB flight schedules for an exNRT DONE3 with first flight NRT direct to ORD.
Then there was a reissue due to an Iberia schedule changes and missing connections.
But essentially no issues with the first 17 segments and the ticket was issued(and reissued)
Following the first in continent stopover at KUL KUL-DEL-CMB(stop 2)-NRT was the routing
When asked to reticket to KUL-HKG(9 hour layover)-CMB(stop)-NRT, the TA has received a great deal of grief (including trying to enforce the GLOB34 distance limit) from the airline (either CX or her reservation system (Galileo)).

Is the re-issue via HKG legitimate?
As a separate ticket (KUL-HKG-CMB), Google flights (at least at one point) would show the flights but CX would not ticket.
The answer would provide peace of mind during the wandering
Fred