But surely it does. An expat CoS is for expats....local CoS is for locals. Wasn't that the basis of the argument in the first place? A permanent residency status now entitles you to all the same things that a local is entitled to that you would otherwise (theoretically) would have had to pay for out of pocket (hence the existence of an expat package)....free schooling at local schools for your children, free health services at local government run hospitals without incurring extra costs, the right of passage into and out of HKG without renewing work visas via company sponsorship.
Sorry to be blunt in my thought process here but how is that not an acute double standard. Who was it who said something about locals having cake and eating it too? That bullet has just ricocheted if I may say so.
Speaking of ducking bullets, goodnight everyone.