Given how short they are on the 744 I'd imagine the courses would start just as soon as you could work your notice with your present employer....
My mate is a three striper on short haul at BA. Every year he's put in a bid transfer for the 747 so why is he still being denied..?
Don't forget though that the cost of living in Hong Kong is astronomical, way more than the UK which itself is expensive. Unless you're slurping on noodles in Mongkok, it's definitely not cheap.
Nonsense. Happy endings are far cheaper in HK