TG Monday March 23rd, 2026
Tripperhead Gazette
• The public inquiry into November’s Tai Po inferno began last Thursday, with residents informing the committee that they had repeated requests for investigations denied.
Joel Chan@kjoules
Day 2 transcript of the Tai Po fire public hearings is now available. The takeaway?
It was an accident waiting to happen, caused by a dangerously complacent system in which contractors, managers, and regulators have all normalized unsafe practices
ic-wangfukcourtfire.gov.hk/pdf/transcript…
Holmes Chan @holmeschan_
Transcript now available for the first day of public hearings into Hong Kong's deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court last year, which killed 168 people.
The committee earlier said English-language transcripts would be uploaded each day.
Document: https://t.co/7br1aSmSbm
12:52 PM · Mar 20, 2026 · 2.19K Views
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Joel Chan@kjoules
“If someone had been willing to do something, or if not so many mistakes had happened all at once, we would not be where we are today.” She said the government needs to enforce the law: “What is the point of not enforcing the law and only catching us for jaywalking?”
3:16 AM · Mar 21, 2026 · 4.05K Views
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If you’d like to read the daily transcripts, they can be found here.
Joel Chan@kjoules
Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po fire inquiry hearings schedule:
1st round:
Mar 19, 20 (completed)
Mar 24, 26, 30, 31; Apr 1, 2 (upcoming)
2nd round:
Apr 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17
3rd round:
Apr 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 30
Later rounds:
May (TBA)
info.gov.hk/gia/general/20…
11:15 AM · Mar 23, 2026 · 29 Views
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• The new Joy You rules come into effect Friday week, with the government looking to save $550 million a year with the changes.
Aaron Busch@tripperhead
The revised $2 concession transport fare scheme will begin April 3rd.
Under the new model, the old HK$2 flat rate will become $2 for fares under $10, and 20% of the fare for rides over $10.
scmp.com
Changes to Hong Kong’s HK$2 transport subsidy scheme to kick in on April 3
4:21 AM · Mar 23, 2026 · 1.2K Views
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• February was good for office rental uptake thanks to a couple of banks.
Aaron Busch@tripperhead
Jones Lang LaSalle's latest Grade A Office Vacancy report end-February 2026:
• overall office vacancy rate dropped to 13.4%
• positive net absorption of 143,700 sq ft
• Standard Chartered Bank leasing 21.4k sqft at One Causeway Bay, Rabobank securing 15.6k sqft at One IGC
4:58 AM · Mar 23, 2026 · 997 Views
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• Amendments to the NatSec law with immediate effect.
• An east TST icon, the Regal Kowloon Hotel, will become student housing.
Roughly 500 rooms won’t put a major dent in the 88,000 student bed shortfall in the city. Nice view from your student dorm if you can get one though.
• Rough day on Asian markets.
Joel Chan@kjoules
Hang Seng closes the day ↓894.85 (3.54%) to 24,382.47
• Nikkei ↓3.48%, KOSPI ↓6.49%, CSI300 ↓3.26%, TWSE ↓2.45%
• Hope you didn't buy gold when it was US$5,300/oz
8:18 AM · Mar 23, 2026 · 405 Views
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• And finally, is it safe to safe spring has finally sprung? Who knows, maybe an April cold snap is on the way, but looking at this week, the forecast temperature is WAAY above the climatological mean (solid line).
Q: JoyYu new fares are 10% of the FULL Fare ? Or the Elderly concession fare please. Elderly concession open even to visitors. Just need to be old enough.