I’ll add to Slasher’s comments that CX has a functioning and viable mechanism to defray the very high cost of living in Hong Kong, overseas bases. Sadly, the company views these as recruitment and retention tools (carrots) more than cost reduction. The pilots on bases receive no expat allowances because the cost of living is generally much lower on bases than in HK. Nevertheless, CX hates bases because they have to comply with local labour laws. They’d rather put downward pressure on wages and work rules in Hong Kong where the laws don’t protect employees particularly well. It’s a sad state of affairs which is causal to a very demoralized and angry pilot group at CX.