Housing allowance SO/HK

[WhatThe?]

I was told that SO's get half the First Officer allowance for 2-years, than the full amount.
However i got the interview emails and they said 14,000HK per month?

I have a wife and kid, and i have been to HK, and 14K just doesn't cut it. Can anyone tell me what the amount is i should expect with my family situation?

Really excited about Cathay, just want to know what i'm getting into.

Thanks

[Humber10]

you will get half the full allowance for the first two years, at the moment its about 58-60k per month (full), so you should get about 27-30k per month (half) for the first two years, if you rent or buy and CX pay the bill for you.

OR you can take 14k per month in the hand from CX rent a place for 8k per month and keep the change (approx 4k once you have paid tax on it).

You will probably want a bigger place than the cash in hand allowance can pay for (14k/month), so you are probably better off letting CX pay your rent directly(27-30mnth)!

Or you could buy...... Good luck