No, it's not 'all about the money', but I'm not doing this for free.
Every month I work brings my retirement date forward a month. That's quite compelling.
My wife and I are very happy here, thanks.
I'm aware of the pros and cons of BA. There are many of both. So, like many on HKPA, for a whole host of reasons, I won't be applying.
Ps, their Chrystal rostering system, while better than our non-system, is now pretty poor by world standards. A big departure from what Bidline was.