Troubles Im not sure if anyone pays attention to Hong Kong these days, but what was once highly fertile territory for overseas consultants is now stony ground (ENR 1/27 p. 11). It suffers the plague of fee competition.
Several years of cut-throat pricing has created an intimidating work environment. Each month, news breaks of pay-cuts and redundancies. Those new off the boat burn out within 12 months on a 60-hour, 6-day week. Budgets are based on 50% free labor.