All this talk about never wanting to live in HK. Well, you may think that when you start, but there are a lot of guys completing their freighter commitment in the U.S. and heading to HK. There is a lot of money to be made there and you may be surprised how much you like it. I would guess that the folks conducting the interview would be savvy of any BS story about wanting to live in HK. What I would suggest is opening your mind a bit and not giving them a flat out lie.
There is a lot of fun to be had in HK and I'm not just talking about the girls in Wan Chai. The air pollution definitely sucks, but that's the only major issue I have with the place.