My turn for devil's advocate
Expat = someone who is not a HKG permanent resident
Does this line of logic not then set a dangerous precedent for allowing the company to pursue what has been threatened over the last few years? I'm guessing that a very decent percentage of the expat...or should I say overseas hired....pilot body have a permanent HKID card. I for one most Certainly (note the capital) do not want to see a diminshing of their T&Cs because of that distinction.