The End of HK as we know it
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Ha, you just don’t get it. Low prices mean squat when the threat of CCP confiscation and coercion lingers. Nobody, except perhaps the Mainlanders themselves, will be taking money out of HK to Sanya. You ever heard the expression... jumping out of the frying pan and into the fryer? That’s what a move to Sanya from HK is, obviously.
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Congratulations!!! Whatever you do next, it has to be better than this. CX might just be reaping what it has sown for the last 25 years. Very, very few are truly loyal to this airline anymore. If the rats start jumping off the ship en mass, the pace is likely to accelerate exponentially. Once that happens, it’s all over. If CX can keep its good people, then it might have a chance.
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Never thought I would look forward to my last day as much as I earnestly now do. It's a sad place, with a combination of fear, loathing and a general air of hopelessness. CX is finished, and i'm glad I almost am as well. Have a little place in the South of France and a sailboat. Won't be thinking about HK much at that point.
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Unless your like an organization like flightsafety who have the technology and don’t want to give it up to the Chinese government then ‘yes’ HK will be the best bet. But if your only import/export as a hub for products, in which at the end of the day it gets transported elsewhere for sale (e.g. mainland China) then if the taxes went down, the tax would financially compensate for the distance travelled. Mainlanders usually use HK as a hub for tax haven, I use it to transport my alcohol to save on tax lol...
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Steve. It could be for a multitude of reasons (children, other business concerns, girlfriend etc, etc). Surely you have better things to do with your time than attempt to bait me (and you know that usually doesn't end well for you 
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Sounds about right, jump in the Ferrari and drive into the sunset will ya mate. You are making a goose out of yourself and rubbing salt in everyone else’s wounds.
Most A scale guys I know are extremely humble and realize how fortunate they were to join pre 1994, we look up to them....they don’t rub it in our faces.....you on the other hand.
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I lived in the Marina until last year. It is without doubt one of the nicest 'living' experiences that I have come across in HK. For a family it proves far more satisfying than a shoebox apartment could ever provide. My boat had a huge outer deck on the top level with bbq, wet bar and enough room for 15 people to have dinner..! The master bdrm is bigger than most apartments. The only reason I sold was because I started commuting and I decided on a tiny (and I mean tiny!) place in Tung Chung.
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Hmmm, don't think I was "rubbing salt" in anyone's wounds. I was explaining why I was still here. I joined on a sensible package. Obviously, you didn't. I was able to purchase several homes on the original scheme, and that, combined with other business opportunities (and family concerns) is why I am still "here". I am sorry that your package (which you obviously agreed to) was not as lucrative, but ultimately your decision (along with thousands of others who have accepted even less) is why you so resent people like myself. Let me tell you something: I would never have come to HK on the conditions that are now offered (or have been offered since about 2000). I would have stayed in my home country and established a sensible career. You, and many like you, are now resentful of the circumstances that you are now dealing with. I am sensitive to that, but not sympathetic. You made your choice, and I made mine. Don't condemn me for my more considered decision. Best wishes, and good luck.