Well, I have 9 years left on my '15 years' (....where's my 25?) housing deal. At over $70K/mo. With taxes, supporting elderly parents, kids still in school, paying mortgage in home country, retirement, health care. So, when the 9 years is up Anna, come and talk. Until then, well, we'll see just how 'amicable' people like us will stay when our futures and families are threatened. Oh, and as for the rest of the pilots in the airline: HKPA, needs 'normal' housing (ARAPA) as a target. Basings: once they get rid of housing, how long do you think bases will last? The only course of action for all of us is to defend every condition that we have, and then fight for what we are all worth. Otherwise, there will be NO career worth staying for.
(oh, and Green Dragon: your $45K being worth a sh*t load of money in the 'real world'. Not in HK mate, just ask Anna and Rupert)