Weeklywrapup is spot on. Dont expect what it used to be. Dont expect the lies to be fulfilled. Dont expect anything but an aggressive divide and conquer, leverage & bully employer. Dont expect to be able to afford a family. The current package IS unsustainable and bases are simply unachievable, Ever, so dont believe those lies. You get an upgrade to JFO, you have juniority - and a very big list. If & when you get promoted, you have juniority - and a very big list. Until recently and a few dribbled uk bases and like five US bases with caveats, there've been NO bases offered for 5 years and two bases agressively closed.
Hong Kong is a Very expensive place to live and hard to enjoy without disposable cash and roster stability / predictability / control. They want ALL the control and that's no fun. They recently gave notice to cancel the Pilot Duty Agreement / Rostering Practices because they can't / Won't negotiate anything. Anything.... They are greedy bullies. Dont come here without being informed... The Big Shiny Jet needs so much polish on it that it probably doesnt matter coz the sun don't shine here, not through the pollution.