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Aaron Busch retweeted
Kui Lee Sauce and Preserved Fruit, a local maker of soy sauce and vinegar, is going out of business after its production plant was given an eviction notice this morning to make way for construction of the Northern Metropolis
scmp.com/news/hong-kong/soci…
ALT (SCMP/Nora Tam) Kui Lee sauces
Aaron Busch retweeted
Major dislocation today in Chinese tech stocks in Hong Kong.
The Hang Seng Tech Index is set for its worst day since Trump's "Liberation Day" in April 2025. The selloff in charts:
1. Index drop from peak has now exceeded 40%
2. Price has all but fully erased gains from the 9/24 big bazooka event
3. Valuations are now at extreme lows (forward P/E of this tech group's now at 13x)
Aaron Busch retweeted
CHP's Edwin Tsui said this summer's flu season is expected to last longer than last year (which was basically over after 18 weeks).
• Flu vaccination is down 10% compared to last year
• A 12-year old girl became the 2nd pediatric death this flu season
scmp.com/news/hong-kong/heal…
Aaron Busch retweeted
There were 2,376 births in Hong Kong in August, the lowest total for an August since monthly records began, and 112 fewer than last year.
• Hong Kong is on pace for 28,818 births for 2026, the first time below 30,000 since WW2
• Just 10 years ago (2016) there were 60,856 births
ALT (Chart by @kjoules) Hong Kong annual births
Aaron Busch retweeted
Hong Kong’s Security Bureau has issued an amber travel alert for France 🇫🇷, citing the ongoing protests across the country including Paris
sb.gov.hk/eng/ota/note-Franc…
ALT Amber travel alert for France
Aaron Busch retweeted
860,447 people entered Hong Kong on Monday, the final day of the Chung Yeung long weekend, the highest one-day figure since the pandemic, according to figures by Hong Kong's Immigration Department
ALT (Immigration Department) Passenger traffic figures for October 19 2026
Aaron Busch retweeted
Another 186 buildings have been flagged whose lifts were serviced by Taizoom and contained non-fire retardant door frame components, bringing the total buildings up to 338
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/compone…
The number of buildings whose lifts are serviced by Taizoom and failed to install proper fire retardant door frame components has risen to 152
• The number is expected to rise further as 180 more buildings with Taizoom lifts have yet to be checked
scmp.com/news/hong-kong/soci…
Aaron Busch retweeted
The number of buildings whose lifts are serviced by Taizoom and failed to install proper fire retardant door frame components has risen to 152
• The number is expected to rise further as 180 more buildings with Taizoom lifts have yet to be checked
scmp.com/news/hong-kong/soci…
Aaron Busch retweeted
Sir Terence Arnold, a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, was appointed as an overseas non-permanent judge of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal
ALT Sir Terence Arnold (Wikipedia)
Aaron Busch retweeted
Authorities have raided Taizoom Elevators offices in Chai Wan and arrested a company director and two registered engineers
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/compone…
48 lifts in Hong Kong replaced by Taizoom Elevator were found with serious deficiencies, declaring the lifts fire resistant despite using non-compliant door frame components
• All Taizoom lifts will be inspected citywide
scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-…
Aaron Busch retweeted
"The parts were late in departing from Australia, and in an effort to speed up its delivery, the shipment was then routed via Hong Kong, on the ITAR blacklist. Had the email been seen, the shipment almost certainly wouldn’t have been routed to China."
nationalinterest.org/blog/bu…
Aaron Busch retweeted
Hong Kong’s Greenpeace office has warned of growing overtourism after it recorded thousands of visitors and dozens of instances of environmental damage at local ecotourism hotspots in a single day during mainland China’s weeklong National Day break.
In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/06/gr…
Photo: Greenpeace Hong Kong.
Aaron Busch retweeted
Service on the MTR Tung Chung Line will be adjusted during the late night hours of Saturday November 28 for construction of track connecting future Tung Chung East station.
• Free shuttle buses will run between Tung Chung and Sunny Bay
Last train departure times:
ALT Last train departure times on the MTR Tung Chung Line, Saturday November 28: Tung Chung to Hong Kong 23:02 Hong Kong to Tung Chung 23:07 Sunny Bay to Tung Chung 23:29 Hong Kong to Sunny Bay 00:50 (unchanged) Sunny Bay to Hong Kong 00:50 (unchanged)
Aaron Busch retweeted
2027-28 undergraduate tuition fees for non-local students are going up by an average of 17%, based on the posted fees by 7 of the 8 Hong Kong public universities
• CityU and Baptist will raise fees by 26%
• HKU will raise fees by 12%
scmp.com/news/hong-kong/educ…
Aaron Busch retweeted
305,544 visitors entered Hong Kong on October 1, the largest daily figure since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data from the Immigration Department
• 277,304 mainland visitors entering Hong Kong is also the largest daily figure since the pandemic
ALT (Chart by @kjoules) Mainland visitors to Hong Kong, October 1 Golden Week
Aaron Busch retweeted
Prosecutors say killing of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi likely linked to a financial dispute. “I mentioned the money because it was, as we understand it, the root of what happened,” the prosecution said.
apnews.com/article/abby-choi…
Aaron Busch retweeted
Breaking News: New World Development has struck a deal with the Airport Authority to terminate the lease agreement at 11 Skies on April 1, 2027, more than 39 years before the original lease was supposed to expire. Terms of the agreement follow ...
ALT (New World Development) Discloseable transaction; early termination of agreement for sub-lease