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Discussion in 'Australia' started by Steve355F1, Oct 23, 2014.

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  1. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    #2 is correct,you win a drive in the Mog if we ever see you at a GG!
     
    simon klein, May 22, 2021
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  2. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Hopefully you’ll see me on GG sooner rather than later as I’ve got a feeling I won’t be in Honkers for too much longer the way things are going...:)
     
    Maranello550, May 22, 2021
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  3. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Maranello550, May 23, 2021
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  4. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    We still love you even though you're just a lowly pilot :p
     
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  5. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Somewhat disheartening I would have thought.
    Antiques dealer sounds a great deal more entertaining....

    Mind you,I hear the RFDS are hiring....
     
    simon klein, May 23, 2021
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    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    I think Gayry just needs to do the GG and we can all advise him.:D
     
    Horse, May 23, 2021
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  7. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    10-4 on that...he'll come away the most disillusioned he'll ever be! :D
     
    simon klein, May 23, 2021
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  8. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    RFDS you need to read the book “ Handling the big Nurses “…:)
     
    Maranello550, May 24, 2021
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    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    OLIO…Best place to get advice is in a pub…:)
     
    Maranello550, May 24, 2021
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  10. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Ahem just for your info,sometimes there's not enough booze in the pub when we turn up! :D
     
    simon klein, May 24, 2021
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    For moretti.
     
    Horse, May 24, 2021
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    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    And you'd have to accept a 99% pay cut. :D

    Mind you, more than one current Aussie Cathay pilot is looking at applying...
     
    Steve355F1, May 24, 2021
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  13. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    I’m sure there will be a huge line up Steve...Next big curve ball in Honkers is the cancellation of ALL work permit renewals...This is expected in the coming days to a few weeks...it’s a game changer up here..
     
    Maranello550, May 24, 2021
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  14. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    We'll be happy to have you home mate :)

    Whenever I worked overseas I always said "what's the worse that could happen, they send me home ??" :p
     
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    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Unfortunately it doesn’t affect me JM..I’ve been in this place for nearly a quarter of a century and am a permanent resident...I feel sorry for the many many workers that are on visas...Especially the South Africans as they have nowhere to go back to with young families...
     
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    Whats the reason they are planning to do that ? I thought HK ran on expats ?
     
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    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Because so many locals have been displaced by Covid Mike....My son was one of them that had Permanent Residency and all of the Dragon Air Pilots ( it was shut down )...It applies to all companies in Hongkong...I guess they have decided to look after their own across the board in the short term....
     
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    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ

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    What is the percentage of expat pilots these days? Wouldn’t have thought there’d be too many young ones these days?
     
    kerrari, May 25, 2021
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    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Most pilots here are expats Karen..The difference is the ones on work visas vs HKG PR ID card holders. I would very roughly estimate about 40% in CX are work visa holders, 90% in HK Express and around 80% in Air HongKong ( these are our subsidiaries). So if the HK government cancel work visas there will be a lot of people that will have to leave HKG…All the guys that I know have come up for renewals haven’t been renewed. They are pending…
     
    Maranello550, May 25, 2021
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    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Huh, that’s surprising in this day and age...I assumed HK kids would have taken over by now. Mustn’t pay enough! LOL!
     
    kerrari, May 25, 2021
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    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    It’s not the money Karen otherwise all the kids would be here…The majority of HKG people suffer from high blood pressure , eyesight problems and other lifestyle ailments, so getting through the tough aviation medicals is very challenging…A lot of the HKG locals we have were born overseas…
     
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    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Good to see the boys skull dragging it through the sand…Probably did more damage to the airframe than the beach landing…
     
    Maranello550, May 26, 2021
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