The following is the flashback to Cathay Pacific's Northern winter 1973/74 network, taken from Official Airline Guide Worldwide Edition, March 1974.

All city names are used based on listing from the time.

Hong Kong – Bangkok – Singapore 1 daily Convair 880
Hong Kong – Bangkok – Singapore – Jakarta 1 daily 707
Hong Kong – Kota Kinabalu – Bandar Seri Begawan – Hong Kong 2 weekly Convair 880
Hong Kong – Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta – Perth 4 weekly Convair 880
Hong Kong – Saigon 2 weekly Convair 880
Hong Kong – Taipei – Fukuoka 4 weekly Convair 880
Hong Kong – Taipei – Osaka 2 daily 707
Hong Kong – Taipei – Seoul 1 daily 707
Hong Kong – Taipei – Tokyo 1 daily 707
Hong Kong – Taipei – Tokyo – Seoul 1 daily 707