Titan,
Thanks for the link to the Aus skilled occupation list.
I never thought I would see the day when pilot job made it onto that list, but there it is, for now at least.
My understanding of employment law in Hong Kong is that an employer, provided he is not restricted by a specific procedure in an employment contract or union agreement that he has signed, may lay off who he likes (means to say who he doesn’t like) without any regard to seniority, and I have seen this happen without problem in other occupations here.
Never any worry about not getting any more expatriates, once word gets out.
That is only a dream.
There will always be more applications