[ksec]

--I can say that extreme incompetence exists in the airline world, especially in Africa, India, SE Asia

including Hong Kong?

[FabHK]

Cathay has a pretty good reputation, I believe. The HK civil aviation authorities, so-so, but all right. Struggling to get the expensive new ATC center to work.

(Note that HK is considered part of East Asia.)

[FabHK]

Self-reply to add:

See here for some news articles on the ATC centre:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=HK+atc+site%3Ascmp.com

[AdrianB1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransAsia_Airways_Flight_235 - is it close enough?

[odiroot]

Hong Kong is East Asia.

[ksec]

I stand corrected.

[rb666]

No, plus that's not what he said.