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Where in Haeco will you be employed for Line-BM- Tech 3 or Freighters.All this depends on your license cover.
Are employed thru an agency or direct with Haeco,this makes a big difference with your perks.Read your contract carefully and get it all on black and white.There is a lot of contracts to be had in Haeco.You might find yourself working next to a engineer with half your license cover but he is earning double what you earn,that hurts.
The bunch of engineers there is all good,just management is suspect.
Same as anywhere in the world.Good luck.
Are employed thru an agency or direct with Haeco,this makes a big difference with your perks.Read your contract carefully and get it all on black and white.There is a lot of contracts to be had in Haeco.You might find yourself working next to a engineer with half your license cover but he is earning double what you earn,that hurts.
The bunch of engineers there is all good,just management is suspect.
Same as anywhere in the world.Good luck.
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Have not worked at HAECO, but used to visit regularly as a customer (whilst living in Asia).
Observations on HK:
V. expensive if you want to "live the life".
V.cliquey expat culture - all based around "so what do you do, how much do you earn?".
Be damn sure that you can live with a high temp & humidity climate.
Good luck!
Observations on HK:
V. expensive if you want to "live the life".
V.cliquey expat culture - all based around "so what do you do, how much do you earn?".
Be damn sure that you can live with a high temp & humidity climate.
Good luck!
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Hi Pizza,
I worked for HX for two years as a permanent employee. I left a year ago when management started to cut back on the engineers terms and conditions.
Hong Kong is a great place to live but it is very expensive. A litre of milk will cost you 23 HK$, a stubby bottle of Philipines San Miguel will cost you around 50 HK$ in one of the main night spots.
You can live cheaply out there if you go semi native, but its quite hard to do.
If you are going out there with family, then you should be aware that international schooling is very expensive. The permanent guys get a schooling allowance which is very generous but still leaves them with large monthly bills for school buses etc.
If you have been offered the Gold Coast for your accomodation then I can recommend it. Its a great place for families and the local night life is reasonably cheap to enjoy.
You will find that you are on quite a small salary out there compared to a lot of other ex-pats. No different to working at home.
Hope this helps you. If you do decide to go out, be prepared for the culture shock. It could take you 2 years to get to like the place and even then you have to get out every few months for a break.
Regards,
Some Fokker
I worked for HX for two years as a permanent employee. I left a year ago when management started to cut back on the engineers terms and conditions.
Hong Kong is a great place to live but it is very expensive. A litre of milk will cost you 23 HK$, a stubby bottle of Philipines San Miguel will cost you around 50 HK$ in one of the main night spots.
You can live cheaply out there if you go semi native, but its quite hard to do.
If you are going out there with family, then you should be aware that international schooling is very expensive. The permanent guys get a schooling allowance which is very generous but still leaves them with large monthly bills for school buses etc.
If you have been offered the Gold Coast for your accomodation then I can recommend it. Its a great place for families and the local night life is reasonably cheap to enjoy.
You will find that you are on quite a small salary out there compared to a lot of other ex-pats. No different to working at home.
Hope this helps you. If you do decide to go out, be prepared for the culture shock. It could take you 2 years to get to like the place and even then you have to get out every few months for a break.
Regards,
Some Fokker
