Dont ya just love Gen Y ? They might want it all, and now, but at least they are the same smart ar5e little wnkers that we used to be
I'm sure bases will be around for ever, just like the guys that have never even set foot in kitty city have said, but here's another take from another bitter twisted old fart :
You join today, you become an effo in 5 years, then you join the list of crew dying to leave pollution central to get on one of the bases that are not closing, is that more appealing to you ?
If you don't want to live/work in HK it's simple, don't join a HK based airline.