The HKG hotel staff says to allow 5-6 hours, at least, for the drive to Guangzhou. I don't know where our "fact-finders" came up with 3 hours, but I suspect by eye-balling a map, not by actually driving it during the time of day that we'd be going. Hotel staff says night is the worst time, because trucks are clogging the road. Do you want to go through that before going to fly? You'd be fatigued at show time! Plus, expats in a "similar class and craft" (i.e., Cathay pilots) are getting much more of a housing allowance, and you can bet that a labor arbitrator would take serious notice of that. Cathay (CX) gets US $5K to buy a place, $6.6K for an FO's rent, $8.2K for a Capt.'s rent, and $3K for rent if you live anywhere else. Why should we get less? And if you say "add that to their paycheck and you make the same", then by that reasoning, the suit trash executives should be footing the ENTIRE bill for their own rent, and I guarantee you, they do not. Why should we be the red-headed bastard stepchildren on this?