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Agree totally, the current state affairs is appalling. The problem with this forum however, is you will generally hear only one side of the debate. If you dare disagree, you are subject ot varying degrees of vitriol.
Re expansion. Hong Kong is an expensive place to do business, that includes employing expats. It would therefore seem
sensible to keep recruiting and moving people to bases. I also believe you are correct in that base rosters are more stable.
For your own company, you will need to convince them the economics of basing crew makes sense. Do beware of the complexities it can bring to rostering.
Have a good trip