That's fantastic.....for you.....and not for the rest who have to wait for the 6 weeks period
You must have hit the nail on the head with all your replies that they made a decision there and then.
What I heard is that there are 3 rates £7.50 per hours, no idea what that is, £2.xx per hour and £3.xx per hour.....that's all I know. Oh and the allowance is something like HK$1600, now I dunno if that is per day or for 2 days whiles in HKG.