Aaron Busch

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[Joel Chan @kjoules]

32.1°C at the Hong Kong Observatory is a new record high for October 23 since records began in 1884, breaking the previous high of 31.2°C set in 1918

[David Ingles @DavidInglesTV]

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)

[Joel Chan @kjoules]

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

https://t.co/dkQAkuLjwt

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

Revised Star Ferry fares have been approved by ExCo, with weekday trips to increase by between HK$0.60 and HK$1, while weekend and public holiday fares will rise by HK$1 to HK$1.80 from January 25th.

The monthly ticket price will remain unchanged at HK$190.

https://t.co/EIHD41IISD

[Joel Chan @kjoules]

The mercury hit 32.5℃ at the Hong Kong Observatory today making it the hottest October 21 ever, smashing the previous record high of 31.5℃ in 2024

[Joel Chan @kjoules]

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

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

HKIA Provisional Traffic Statistics, September 2026:

Passenger traffic recorded a double-digit growth of 10.2% year on year to 4.86 million passengers, while flight movements grew by 7.0% to 32,175, and cargo volume rose by 6.3% to 433,000 tonnes.

https://t.co/Lq4lqj1399

[Joel Chan @kjoules]

Hong Kong’s Security Bureau has issued an amber travel alert for France 🇫🇷, citing the ongoing protests across the country including Paris

https://t.co/rwkWEaw2NM

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

More than 10,000 people will take part in the 2026 Bank of China (Hong Kong) Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Section) Half Marathon on November 15, setting a new participation record
https://t.co/RmNL8Bv2iU

[Joel Chan @kjoules]

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

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

Hong Kong wheelchair fencer Alison Yu Chui-yee captured a bronze medal in the women’s individual foil Category A at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya, opening the city’s medal account at the competition.
https://t.co/pBYsOMtMYU

[Joel Chan @kjoules]

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

https://t.co/Dnhy7Co4F4

[Joel Chan @kjoules]

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

https://t.co/hnlb8DBgp5

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

To read more on the custody battle - https://t.co/ZTTDgfvI4Z

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

An interesting story blowing up on Threads, which started with a local business claiming to have caught 3 teenagers shoplifting from their store in the Argyle Centre, Mongkok on Friday.

From there the store has claimed one of the teenagers in the footage is the daughter of US Dancing With the Stars former couple Gleb Savchenko and Elena Samodanova, who are amidst a nasty divorce battle over Olivia.

In Chinese, read more here: https://t.co/ucwMocPTEn

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

The iPhone Duo release in Hong Kong has led to a repeat of the iPhone 18 debacle, with 110 suspected misuse of credit card purchases for the new phone.

https://t.co/gW1RpprJ2F

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

Ka Ying Rising lost his first race in 22 starts on Saturday after being stunned by Tempted at the world's richest turf race, The Everest, in Sydney.

Ka Ying Rising finished 2nd after winning The Everest in 2025, where Tempted finished 2nd.

https://t.co/DQ09sRECm5

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

A 79-year-old elevator contractor director and 2 registered engineers aged 82 and 63 have been granted temporary bail, and must report back to police in mid-November.

https://t.co/pVKJtCttbC

[Joel Chan @kjoules]

Authorities have raided Taizoom Elevators offices in Chai Wan and arrested a company director and two registered engineers

https://t.co/5lzZjfq6Ae

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

Hong Kong authorities have found that lifts in another 39 buildings are lacking proper door-frame components following an investigation into faulty replacement works carried out by a contractor involving missing fire-safety parts.

https://t.co/pQR9KljzoY

[Aaron Busch @tripperhead]

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has referred a registered lift contractor to the police for possible fraud after inspections found that fire-resistant door frames were missing from 48 newly installed lifts at two public housing estates.

https://t.co/FV4HbSQ4Au

[Joel Chan @kjoules]

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