TG Tuesday August 4th, 2026
Tripperhead Gazette
• Much like SCB, HSBC had a bumper H1 2026.
And by bumper I mean 4 times larger.
Aaron Busch@tripperhead
HSBC H1 2026 results:
• US$19.5 billion profit before tax
• Q2 2026 US$10.1 billion profit before tax
• H1 pre-tax profit 📈 23% Y-O-Y
• 2nd interim dividend per share: US$0.10
www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listc…
4:47 AM · Aug 4, 2026 · 1.9K Views
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The lunchtime announcement shot HSBC’s share price on the HKEX to an all-time high of $169.70
But as is the fickle nature of stock markets, the share price actually ended up closing lower than yesterday… 🤷♂️
• For FPS users, be aware the system will be down this Sunday morning.
Aaron Busch@tripperhead
FPS will be unavailable from 1am to 11am on Sunday due to system upgrades.
10:32 AM · Aug 3, 2026 · 3.32K Views
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• Due to the very large and very nasty looking Typhoon Dolphin, HK Express have cancelled the following flights to Okinawa.
Aaron Busch@tripperhead
HK Express have cancelled the following flights due to Typhoon Dolphin:
Hong Kong <> Okinawa
6 Aug: UO844, UO845, UO824, UO825
7 Aug: All flights on this day
8 Aug: UO842, UO843
Hong Kong <> Ishigaki:
8 Aug: UO858, UO879
10:42 AM · Aug 4, 2026 · 105 Views
• Here’s a shocker (not); July was WET.
Aaron Busch@tripperhead
🇭🇰🌞🌦️⛈️
Hong Kong weather July 2026:
"A gloomy and rainy July with strike of Noul"
• 🌡️ mean daily max 31.1°C, 0.5° below normal
• 🌡️ mean daily min 26.6°C, 0.3° below normal
• 🥵 mean humidity 83%, 2% above normal
• 🌧️ 790.3mm, 404.5mm above normal
8:34 AM · Aug 4, 2026 · 541 Views
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• Update to the KMB bus molester; seems he gets a month’s jail for each of his convictions.
Aaron Busch@tripperhead
65-year-old Wiliam Yiu Shing Wu has been sentenced to 4 months in prison for indecently assaulting a high school student on a bus.
It is his fourth indecent assault conviction.
Aaron Busch @tripperhead
65-year-old Wiliam Yiu Shing Wu has pleaded guilty to indecent assault in West Kowloon Magistrates' Court.
Wu was caught on camera assaulting a high school student aboard KMB 16 June 5th. He has 3 prior indecent assault convictions.
Background story: https://t.co/xbEM89sobV
4:07 AM · Aug 4, 2026 · 2.91K Views
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• June retail figures are out, and they’re up on the back of jewellery purchases.
Joel Chan@kjoules
Hong Kong retail sales, June 2026
• HK$31.490 billion, ↑4.6% compared to June 2025
• Accounting for inflation, retail volume ↑2.3% y-o-y
• By selected category,
- Food ↑2.5%
- Clothing ↑0.5%
- Alcohol ↑0.9%
- Jewelry/valuables ↑20.1%
- Consumer durables ↑5.4%
9:16 AM · Aug 4, 2026 · 17 Views
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H1 2026 figures:
Joel Chan@kjoules
For the 1st half of 2026, Hong Kong retail sales rose 9.6%
info.gov.hk/gia/general/20…
9:16 AM · Aug 4, 2026 · 8 Views