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But the remuneration is still low compared with Hong Kong and canada goose clearance sale Singapore: a mid canada goose store ranking vice president at a Wall Street bank in Hong Kong can earn about HK$2 million ($255,970) a year in base salary compared to HK$1.5 million in Beijing.

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