TG Wednesday August 13th, 2025
Tripperhead Gazette
Burger King to depart Hong Kong (except the airport).
China Evergrande gets yeeted from HKEX in 12 days.
Japanese fallen idol escapes jail time.
And North Korean shade tree update.
All this and the rest of Wednesday’s news that matters 👇
NEWS
• From September you’ll need a plane ticket to access Hong Kong’s last remaining Burger King, with The Peak location to shutter on August 31st.
Which is a bit ironic because the law of averages says the city you’re flying to probably has Burger King anyway!
Tripperhead’s Useless Trivia Time!
The nearest Burger King outlet (that doesn’t involve buying a plane ticket) will be Shenzhen.
• China Evergrande’s fall from grace has been spectacular, and by August 25th, they’ll be booted from the HK stock exchange.
Ciao 3333.
Meanwhile Bloomberg reports the company’s liquidators have brought in the banks to try and offload its property division.
• FINALLY Octopus supports Android.
Took so long I switched to Apple.
• A Japanese “idol” got a slap on the wrist for being creepy, but avoided Hong Kong jail time.
WEATHER
• Typhoon Podul update:
SPORT
• A 5th medal in Chengdu for Hong Kong, again in wushu, but this time the fisticuffs kind.
Holy moly I can’t believe Android only just got Octopus!