And just to keep all those clamouring to join KA up to date,
SCMP today, front page: HK$1m to buy a debenture at an international primary school for the questionable privilege of having your child educated in Hong Kong ...
And to quote from the editorial:
"Newly arrived expatriates with children are finding that the education system is struggling to cope with their needs, even when they have financial support from their employers. There is ample anecdotal evidence that people have gone cold on job offers in Hong Kong because they could not find places at suitable schools for their children."
It just gets better and better - no wage rise for 6+ years, and definitely no increase in housing and education allowances despite rampant inflation in these markets, plus the bonus of breathing airborne effluent.
Beam me up Scotty!
PS Spoke to an FO today who calculates that at current training rates it will be 8 years to upgrade for a new joiner.
