Interesting comments by "Arrowhead"who claims they would get pilots if they paid the same as CX/KA.The truth is that after you deduct tax,school fees,accomodation,food {none of which is fresh}and no substantial pension plan then even CX/KA are not paying enough to be in the seat at 3am on the way to India!
The most important part of any salary package is the retirement plan\provident fund.Yep you dont think of it in your "thirties"but once you hit 45 it becomes your parachute out of the industry and needs to be substantial.Remember you never know when is your last flight, medical, company going bust,crap rosters,a bad check therefore you need a financial road out.
HKG has become one of the most expensive and polluted cities to exist in ,so the money and pension better be good otherwise its not worth it.
The embarrassingly large profits by the industry is a testament that money is being made by shareholders ,but unfortunatly not to present day pilots based in Asia.
