ok your bf has a million more hours than me but that's some really good news in a way. I mean if you worked at some regional or part 135 place you could build up the time and have a shot at making it at cathay like your bf. Thanks for the info on that
On Hong Kong..maybe I can throw in what I thought about the place since you helped me out..
I thought it was really cheap to live there actually.. I mean I was living in kowloon and everything was dirt cheap with plenty of shopping but if you live on the main island of hong kong yeah it's super expensive. I felt pretty safe and I didn't notice any pollution at all (esp. since it's so close to the ocean). The area of Hong Kong is really small so I didn't see a big crime problem and there was a police officer on every corner. The humidity was pretty high and it felt like san diego weather with perfect weather in the winter when I was there. People seemed really nice and if you like shopping you're in heaven. I hear the horse races are fun to watch at night and the skyline is beautiful. The subway is pretty nice.
I've got a few shots I took if you want to see.. it's not much but..
my photos
if that doesn't show up copy and paste this into your browser..
http://www.geocities.com/mattchidester/hongkong.html
so that's the positives from what I saw.. the negatives I saw.. it's pretty crowded especially around nathan street.. it's very noisy. If you don't make money you live on the streets. Lots of people live in goverment housing.. don't drink the water.. money means everything over there.
Hope that doesn't scare you I thought Hong Kong was awesome.. hope he gets the job!
Matthew