TG(IF) August 22nd, 2025
Tripperhead Gazette
Bloomberg journalist denied visa.
HKIA numbers up.
BN(O) numbers down.
Wanted lawyer ousted.
And the great steak mooncake debate poll numbers released!
All this and the rest of Friday’s news that matters 👇
NEWS
• Senior Bloomberg reporter Rebecca Choong Wilkins was denied a visa renewal by Hong Kong authorities after working in the city for 6 years.
Full statement:
• The latest numbers on BN(O) visa applicants to the UK are out, and after four years of the program being in place, the numbers are down 44% year-on-year.
The first ~600 visa applicants from 5 years ago have reached the finish line with permanent settlement granted.
A total of 181,609 BN(O) visas have been granted since the program started.
• HKIA had a good July, even with late month weather issues and Hong Kongers still afraid to visit Japan.
On that latter point, ’s harsh but ultimately fair assessment of the Japanese tourist numbers vis-à-vis Hong Kong visitors.
• Kevin Yam, Australian citizen and man wanted by NSD police, has been yeeted from the HK Solicitors Roll after the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found his actions “grave and severe”.
• The tribe has spoken, and beef wellington mooncake will not be voted off the island.
• Three Hong Kong shipping companies now face US Treasury sanctions in relation to Iranian oil shipments.
• Not all restaurants in Hong Kong are dead or dying.
• More improvements in the office vacancy sector.
• In Wednesday’s TG I wrote about the endangered yellow-crested cockatoo, via an article from AFP.
AFP have very nicely also created a video about the bird.
• Everyone else got a piece of Jimmy O. Yang, so why not Cathay Pacific?
SPORT
• One of Macau’s 富二代 has purchased a stake in the Celtics.
富二代, or fuerdai, refers to 2nd generation rich kids of Chinese families. No hate here, I wouldn’t be upset if I were a 富二代. But then I’d be off buying sporting teams instead of explaining what a 富二代 is.