HKF.
Sounds like jtr knows exactly what hes walking into.
If he still wants to go there then thats up to him and him alone. For someone not even on the same continent, let alone the same pair of shoes as him, you've certainly got an awful lot of opinion about what he shouldnt be doing.
Live and let live mate. You knocking the arse out of someone who wants to feed and clothe his kids aint gonna change his mind.
Be happy in your own choices, with your free 737 endo and cheap noodles for dinner and let the rest of us get on with it. Not everyone is prepared to live in an overcrowded sh1thole like HK.
I dont agree with the J* NZ situation either. I've voted with my feet and kept out of it too. But, like you, I've had the luxury of the choice of not having to apply.
What would you rather jtr do? Pull a benefit?
Oh, and for the record. Your overt disdain for the "BS planning ex" makes it sound like you've failed one. Tell me thats not the case?