Peter
There are a number of pilots (of jets and the like) and flight engineers who work for Cathay Pacific Airlines and operate balloons as a hobby. However I think there is little ballooning in Hong Kong. You could try looking for Richard Parry.
In mainland China, Wang Lei works for the national air-sport federation and was an Observer at the international meet at Saga in Japan last year.
The World Ballooning championships are just about to start in Saga next week - you will almost certainly find information and contacts there. Home page is
http://www,sphere.ad.jp/sagincom and E-mail address
Happy hunting. Mike Cleaver Canberra, Australia
Taiwan, Mainland China. how long to get a pilot licence.