The New York Times, 23 Jul 2009, Reuters
For most financial market professionals in this city and other hubs across Asia, the days of extravagant expatriate life have ended. For now, at least.
The standard housing allowance of 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, or $25,641, per month for top bankers is gone or going, in most cases.
Paid-for chauffeurs to carry executives and their families around the steep hills of Hong Kong are scarcer, as are free memberships to exclusive country, golf or dinner clubs that may otherwise cost more than 2.1 million dollars to join.
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