TG Tuesday April 29th, 2025
Tripperhead Gazette
First four of the NSL 47 released from prison.
HSBC profits drop, but still manages to beat market expectations in Q1.
Radio jock arrested after being incredibly creepy in hospital.
And another double scam victim makes the news.
All this and the rest of Tuesday’s news that matters 👇
1. Four of the NSL 47 jailed for subversion under Beijing’s version of NSL back in 2021 have been released.
Claudia Mo, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Gary Fan left various prisons on Tuesday morning.
2. HSBC managed to beat the pundits’ expectations in Q1 2025, mainly because they sold some banks.
The lender also recorded a US$100 million bad debt provision for the Hong Kong commercial real estate sector. That caused the Hong Kong bad debt provision to jump 37% to US$320 million in the first quarter.
Hong Kong’s biggest lender will use some of the profits to pay for a US$3 billion stock buy-back.
3. The rules are pretty clear when you’re in hospital. Treat the medical staff with respect.
A 51-year-old patient decided rather than do that, he’d record a video (also a no-no in hospital) of a student nurse and then post the video to social media with some seriously creepy comments.
Don’t do that.
4. The rules are pretty clear when you get scammed. Learn your lesson and don’t get defrauded again.
A 37-year-old woman decided rather than do that, she’d get scammed again for 400 times more than she originally lost.
While the woman may hold the record for most money lost percentage-wise compared to her initial outlay, she is by no means alone. has been keeping track.
Don’t do that.
5. The Consulate General of India in Hong Kong & Macau will hold a prayer meeting in remembrance of the victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 at 6pm-7pm.
For details & registration, click the flyer below.
6. And finally, seeing this outside my apartment window might actually be more frightening than a burglar…
These police drones will scare the crap out of me. Ugh. Police state….