Consider this, 8Kusd living someplace other than HK will last alot longer than
8kusd living in HK, ask what other carriers(in HK) pay their F/O's, ...in the region of double that (housing plus basic).
True, KA put just over double that in my bank account each month, but it's academic since by the time we start hiring again, I think they will be using transporters ( like in Star Trek ) to get around....thanks Cathay
OH and be sure you want to stay with them for a while, a whopper of an ( enforcable ) bond