Too easy
Healy, some answers below:
1) The proverbial "how long is a piece of string"... Some people bring everything, some bring no furniture (like me!) Are you "attached" to your stuff? Bring it over, but be warned - there 'aint much room, so the 18th century french chiffoniere grandma left you might look pretty silly on the 1m x 1m balcony (if you're lucky to rent an apartment which has one). I would say most guys bring some stuff and store the remainder back in Oz - you'll have to do your own sums on storage costs and bear in mind, the Oz basings are being filled with DEFOs so who knows how long it'll be before you return. It may not be worth your while to store that old couch that Davo puked on back in '95 for more than a couple of years!
2) CX gives you $10,000HKD as a "gift" to assist you in your move - with the 6.7+ exchange rate to the Oz dollar that will give you 3 fifths of fvck-all back in Oz, but will get you a nice flat screen telly over here! (You can also get a $10,000HKD interest free loan from CX when you arrive if you want to get a really nice flat screen telly. CX also gives you a freight allowance of 180kg per adult & 90kg per child. This can be used to bring stuff over for free, assuming your home port is also a CX port. Bear in mind this is weight, and the formula for bulk (ie furniture items) is calculated differently - contact the CX benefits centre for more info. As an indication, I brought over 60 (!!) standard cartons (no furniture) up to HK and it cost me about $200 Oz as I was slightly over the allowance.
3) Well, it is practical - but should you decide it's not worth the hassle and/or you just want to update your stuff, there are PLENTY of furniture purchase options in HK. Everything from Gucci-rama to Ikea-sh!te (went with the sh!te myself - filthy kids can vomit on it all they want).
Won't even bother to attempt to list various furniture options, trust me, you'll be spoiled for choice.
Hope this helps,
SF.