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LAX/HKG
If you are departing LAX in international business class you will have access to the UA Polaris lounge in T7. Though it’s about a 20-30 minute walk from TBIT. I personally like the food offerings at the Polaris lounge better than at the *G lounge.
Polaris is indeed superior to the *A lounge for food and drinks, and I recommend it for anyone flying in J with 2.5+ hours to kill. However, the 20 minute walk is now closer to 40 minutes due to the closure of T5, which requires a slow shuttle bus between T4 and T6. For this reason, I highly advise walking (or taking a landside shuttle bus) from TBIT to T7 after checking in and dropping bags at TBIT. You will still need to make the 40 minute trek back to TBIT, but it will only take 15-20 minutes to get to T7 landside (outside on the sidewalk).