How much does your company love you? If you are one of a handful of top chief executives or consul-generals who qualify for a $400,000 monthly rent allowance, you will be in the running for one of the newest - and perhaps the most luxurious - penthouse apartments in Hong Kong.
The 8,500-square-foot penthouse, taking up the top two floors of Aigburth Tower, has virtually unrivalled views of Hong Kong and the harbour - imagine having the view from the Peak from your living room, and the living room being the size of a gym, with walls of glass on three sides.
It is the kind of property that will make visitors gasp. Even some of Hong Kong's most experienced property agents have found their jaws dropping open as they step through the door.
Apart from the 8,500 sq ft of living space - some rooms are as large as a typical Hong Kong flat - there is 1,900 sq ft of terrace. Two large terraces on either side of the vast living room/dining room give guests at your functions plenty of room to move around in the fresh air, and at 51-52 floors up in Mid-Levels, the air is much clearer.
There are four other small, more private terraces off the upstairs rooms, so that wherever you are in the apartment, there is a place to step outside not far away.
Light fills the apartment, thanks to the wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows. The double-height ceilings and spacious proportions make some bedrooms feel more like ballrooms - and dancing in the bathrooms would not be inconceivable either.
In keeping with the grandeur of the rooms, the fittings in the apartment are the best quality available. There are cherry-wood floors throughout, and behind the maple-veneer cupboard doors in the fitted kitchen are the Rolls-Royces of refrigeration, laundering and dishwashing, all by Gaggenau.