TG Wednesday May 6th, 2026

Tripperhead Gazette

Some housekeeping at the top of a small TG: tomorrow I fly off to (yet another) cricket tournament, so the TG’s will be coming at a less regular pace than normal for the next fortnight. Fear not, they still will come, but if you don’t receive your daily dose of TG, I’m not dead (at least not literally; after 15 games in 12 days, I might be metaphorically…)

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• A bumper Q1 GDP recorded.

Aaron Busch@tripperhead

Hong Kong's economy expanded 5.9% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed on Tuesday, the 13th consecutive quarter of growth and the strongest quarterly rate in nearly five years. theedgemalaysia.com/node/802366

11:25 AM · May 5, 2026 · 2.23K Views

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Gross domestic product growth in the first quarter was the fastest since the second quarter of 2021, when the economy grew 7.6%. That compared with a revised 4.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025.

On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the economy expanded 2.9% in January-March, the data showed, compared with 1.0% growth in October-December.

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• A bumper Golden Week with mainland visitors up 10% over 2025.

Joel Chan@kjoules

Hong Kong welcomed 1,011,224 mainland visitors over the 5-day Golden Week holiday, a 10% increase from last year. • Total visitors during the 5 days increased by 8.1% from last year, in line with ImmD's estimate of a 7% increase

3:13 AM · May 6, 2026 · 767 Views

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• Retail sales grew 12.8% in March, well above forecasts.

Aaron Busch@tripperhead

Hong Kong’s retail sales grew at a faster-than-expected pace of 12.8% in March, compared to an increase of 9.4% for the month forecast by economists, and a revised estimate of combined growth of 11.8 percent in January and February. 

thestandard.com.hk

HK's retail sales beat in March, jumping 12.8 percent as demand rises against uncertainties

9:12 AM · May 6, 2026

Joel Chan@kjoules

Hong Kong retail sales, March 2026 • HK$33.934 billion, ↑12.8% compared to Mar 2025 • Accounting for inflation, retail volume ↑17.5% y-o-y • By selected category, - Food ↑1.0% - Clothing ↑5.9% - Alcohol ↑14.3% - Jewelry/valuables ↑27.2% - Consumer durables ↑40.7%

9:06 AM · May 6, 2026 · 30 Views

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• And to end, something is brewing…

Aaron Busch@tripperhead

Current HKO tropical cyclone tracking forecast for Tropical Storm Hagupit, May 6th. hko.gov.hk/en/probfcst/tc…

10:43 AM · May 6, 2026 · 24 Views

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Catch you from the middle-of-nowhere Honshū, probably on Friday night/Saturday morning for a TG(IF). 🙌