the fact that you're referencing the package in US$
Was replying to crwjerk's quoted figure of US$65k
your lack of understanding of the cost of living in HK for expats, I wonder if you really are in HK
I am, and have been for most of my life. Although I'm not Chinese, I'm also not an expat, and therefore admittedly have no reference point "back home" to compare cost of living, although I did live in the UK for a while - talk about expensive!
I'm managing ok right now with a mortgage of just over HK$12k for a 1400sqft apartment - not too much difference when I look at prices in Sydney or Vancouver (I stand to be corrected) - and more than made up for by the massive difference in tax rates.
My big qualifier is that I don't really know what a "back home" quality of life is. But for some (like me) Hong Kong is a pretty good place to be.
Sorry for the outburst of optimism! I know, it's unseemly on this forum.