Half asleep at the moment but a few need some more info.. Here goes:
Salary USD 6500 Tax Paid by company.
8.27 RMB= 1USD
Some crumbs for allowances: 15-40 RMB per day's flying.
If in Sanya at the company hotel: 100-150RMB per day (Spent in the Hotel only)
Decent 3 BR Apartment 2400RMB per month. HNA give 1500RMB per month. You can get an older 2BR place for less than a 1000RMB per month. But you would'nt take anything for less than 1900RMB.
Hager: A place near the beach (Tian Hai Yuan) with 4BR and great facilities incl Pool and tennis court will set you back 3000RMB/mth
Cars were very expensive but due to WTO requirements, coming down to something quite reasonable... But the question is: who wants to drive? (obstacles are plentiful) I ride an old Chinese Motorbike and luckily the machine does no more than 75km/hr.
Haikou has practically no western food. Few English speaking folk. 2 KFCs and a McDonalds.
The Beach in Haikou is normally OK for swimming except for the occasional giant oil slick that gives you an instant tan!
The people in Haikou are a lot more friendly than the places I've been on the mainland.
Drinking is enjoyed to a level that most westerners would consider overindulgence but generally only in the Bar streets on Hai Dien Island (Joined by a modern bridge to Haikou City)
Most Pilots smoke (particularly after somebody started a rumour about smoke protecting your lungs from SARS!!)
The company lacks experience in dealing with foreigners but they are rapidly getting better.
In some areas Hainan has it all over many Asian carriers (outside of Honkers) but with some of the basics they still need to get it right.