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Old 14th Jul 2016, 11:20
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Dan Winterland
 
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Yes, that's all good and well. But it's more about what your expectations are. Your quality of life in HK will be very restricted by your income compared with what you are used to in your home country, and trust me - the novelty of Asia will soon wear off if you're broke. And if it's OK, getting by is one thing. Saving for your future is another.

As just wait until marriage and kids come along. You aren't going to be able to live as an expat. Even the much better terms and conditions on the Dragonair 'Standard Contract' isn't enough when that happens. Pilots are leaving when the kids get to school age. You simply can't afford it - you will be going backwards.

Hong Kong is very, very expensive if you want to maintain some semblance of the life you had at home. And with a wife who is slowly going mad cooped up in a tiny apartment, you will find out why Hong Kong has a reputation as a marriage graveyard. This deal is a short term 'getting experience' job and not for the long term.
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