To clarify some things... I don't mind having a nice evening out, but dinner with work mates is not something I particularly wish to splurge on. As far as my familiarity with the restaurant, It was a buffet at a small hotel. I had at first thought the company would pay for it, as that's the norm where I'm from, but figured it would'nt be that expensive even if I did hav to pay. Ass for people's ideas on what is expensive, it is a sad thing in Hong Kong that what a secretary or the junior associates make is world's apart from middle management.