Chopper 76 - to anwser some of your questions:
1. They only hire expats, they have to. The cadet program they had a few years ago fell in a heap and they all left.
2. Crew roster is for about 1000 hours a year, but due to weather in summer and winter it's knocked down to about 800. But you still have to go to work everyday whether your gonna fly or not.
3. Pay is very good on the surface with low tax, but forget superannuation, and when you get double taxed (Macau and Hong Kong) your not gonna be happy!
4. Living in Macau is "different". Stay there more than 2 days and you'll figure out whether you wanna live there, then answer will be no. If you go in winter you'll make up your mind after about 10 deep breathes of the local air, or should I say soup!
5. And then there's the famous Cantonese love for pointless paperwork which will drive you up the wall, even for simple stuff.
gulliBell - your opinion is quite dated.
Joker's Wild - SPOT ON!! Very well put!
In short, if your a Captain it's something a bit different for the CV. If your a co-ey, get your endoresment and money and get out fast.
