<![CDATA[Tripperhead Gazette]]>https://www.tripperhead.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wlFg!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5e98770f-e1d1-4d2c-97e4-8b51fdc0a4c0_400x400.pngTripperhead Gazettehttps://www.tripperhead.comSubstackMon, 02 Nov 2026 03:15:47 GMT<![CDATA[TG Thursday October 29th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-thursday-october-29th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-thursday-october-29th-2026Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:04:11 GMT• Chief Executive John Lee fronted the media on Thursday to release the Wang Fuk Court Fire investigation report, and changes to be made in the wake of the disaster.

First up, Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho “resigned”, and will be replaced immediately by current Deputy Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Michael Wong, who will concurrently run both sectio…

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]]><![CDATA[TG Wednesday October 28th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-october-28th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-october-28th-2026Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:04:27 GMT

• Big news in the electronics market, with Samsung withdrawing from Hong Kong.

After withdrawing from the mainland market in May, the only Greater Chinese market Samsung Electronics still operates in is Taiwan.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Tuesday October 27th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-october-27th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-october-27th-2026Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:08 GMT• Literal high drama in Central Monday night, when two workers in a gondola outside Jardine House suddenly lost their gondola. Sub-optimal.

While the gondola plunged to the ground, the workers, wearing safety harnesses, held on to the outside of the building for more than 90 minutes before the Fire Services Department came to their rescue.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Monday October 26th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-monday-october-26th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-monday-october-26th-2026Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:04:05 GMT• More problems at the newly opened Huanggang Port border crossing on Saturday night, with the combo of The Weeknd concert and Halloween celebrations kicking off in the city meaning there were long waits to head back north.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Sunday October 25th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-sunday-october-25th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-sunday-october-25th-2026Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:18:04 GMT• Under the influence of Super Typhoon Champi (which decided not to smash into Taiwan, but went off to Japan like eleventy bajillion other typhoons this year), Hong Kong has sweltered in late October.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Wednesday October 21st, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-october-21st-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-october-21st-2026Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:17 GMT• Having been working outside all day in Jordan on Wednesday (albeit in the shade), I can attest that it was a warm one.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Tuesday October 20th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-tuesday-october-20th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-tuesday-october-20th-2026Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:07 GMT• The fire-door lift scandal mentioned in the TGIF continued to grow over the weekend, with 152 buildings found to be non-compliant.

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]]><![CDATA[TG(IF) October 16th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tgif-october-16th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tgif-october-16th-2026Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:01:48 GMT• Almost a year after the Wang Fuk Court disaster, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department have found that 48 elevators in two public housing estates don’t have fire-resistant door frames.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Wednesday October 7th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-october-7th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-october-7th-2026Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:03:53 GMT• While Golden Week numbers are up, they can come with a cost. Greenpeace says over tourism is starting to hurt sensitive eco sites.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Sunday October 4th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-sunday-october-4th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-sunday-october-4th-2026Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:02:46 GMT• MTR Corporation has agreed to pay the Hong Kong government (its major shareholder) over HK$2 billion for delays to the high speed rail network.

As part of the agreement, MTR has avoided paying for delays to the Shatin-Central project, which (among other things), included the whistleblower issue of 2018 about sub-standard works at Hung Hom.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Wednesday September 30th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-september-30th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-september-30th-2026Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:45 GMT• Another scorcher in Hong Kong, breaking September 30th records.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Tuesday September 29th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-tuesday-september-29th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-tuesday-september-29th-2026Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:53 GMT• Hong Kong’s attempt to become a gold hub took one step closer with the announcement of a new CEO to oversee it all.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Monday September 28th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-monday-september-28th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-monday-september-28th-2026Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:05 GMT• Drama in the Abby Choi murder trial before it even really began, with one juror requesting to leave on health grounds, meaning the entire jury had to be discharged.

A new jury will be selected on Wednesday.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Thursday September 24th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-thursday-september-24th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-thursday-september-24th-2026Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:03:19 GMT• Panic at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong on Tuesday, when an employee inadvertently emailed a heap of confidential documents to the wrong people.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Wednesday September 23rd, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-september-23rd-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-september-23rd-2026Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:19 GMTTonight’s TG is dedicated to a new question that came to mind today; “Does Hong Kong have a stray dog problem?”

It’s honestly not a question I’ve asked myself before, but as is the way in Hong Kong when something tragic happens, everyone is hyper-sensitive on said subject. And after the fatal dog attack in Yuen Long over the weekend, people are perhaps m…

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]]><![CDATA[TG Tuesday September 22nd, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-tuesday-september-22nd-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-tuesday-september-22nd-2026Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:18 GMT• Update to the fatal dog attack in Yuen Long; of the three dogs captured, two were microchipped, with the owners being sought by authorities.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Monday September 21st, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-monday-september-21st-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-monday-september-21st-2026Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:04:07 GMT• Another suspected dog attack occurred over the weekend, with CCTV footage showing a 27-year old Yuen Long resident being chased by three dogs while riding a bike around midnight on Saturday.

AFCD have rounded up the three stray dogs. The incident comes after a mauling death in Ta Kwu Ling in August, and the death of two dogs in Yuen Long also in August.

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]]><![CDATA[TG Thursday September 17th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-thursday-september-17th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-thursday-september-17th-2026Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:22 GMT• The 2025 Policy Address on Wednesday put in new steps to arrest the plummeting birth rate in Hong Kong.

New measures include:

  • upping IVF spots to 1,900 within 3 years

  • new baby bonuses; no change for 1st born ($20k - extended for another 3 years), but every baby after that will receive $30k

  • standard annual tax allowance for a second or subsequent child wil…

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]]><![CDATA[TG Wednesday September 16th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-september-16th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-wednesday-september-16th-2026Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:01:05 GMT• Wednesday saw Chief Executive announce his 2026 Policy Address, and included in it was Hong Kong’s 1st Five-Year Plan.

To read the 5YP cliff notes, click the pic below.

Now of course you’re here reading this so you didn’t have to sit through the almost three hour speech. However… how does one even try to fit all that into a little ol’ Substack?

The 5YP w…

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]]><![CDATA[TG Tuesday September 15th, 2026]]>https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-tuesday-september-15th-2026https://www.tripperhead.com/p/tg-tuesday-september-15th-2026Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:10 GMT• Chief Executive John Lee fronted the media on Tuesday and explained that he has demanded a detailed investigation into the elevator snafu at Queen Mary Hospital.

From SCMP: “Lee’s comments came a month after defective work at the hospital – the largest on Hong Kong Island – came under scrutiny, with 24 of the 28 lifts in its new 34-storey clinical bloc…

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