I agree with
sirhcttarp
It's all about bridging the gap between the pay of the expat and local. I for one agrees that expats should have housing allowance. Epats left their home countries for HK, it should be compensated for. But what demoralizing is that Cathay used it as an excuse to cap the LEP overall pay package. What level of accommodation is expected to cost 50k a month (FO housing allowance), really?
Again Cathay is and have been very good with the "divide and conquer" concept. This is what exactly Cathay wants. We are colleagues, friends. Lets stay unified.