Me thinks the C208 Caravan on floats to be a better deal; cheaper to operate, carries the same load over similar distance, and in HKG no icing problems to hamper the operation. Mind you the sounds of R985's would be great in HK skies again!
Wow you guys don't know much about twin otters!! Seating for 19 plus 2 crew. 12,500 lb gross. Twin PT-6-27(34's)
And Hong Kong sounds like a piece of cake compared to Maldives: high winds, low vis, coral, tides, swells, crazy boat drivers