Aaron Busch

CK Hutchison reported a 7% increase in underlying profit, to HK$22.3 billion, but a 31% decrease in net profit to HK$11.84b. The decrease in net profit was attributed to non-cash loss of HK$10.92b from the merger of 3UK and Vodafone in the UK scmp.com/business/artic…

@b3108 Also a reminder to better scrub my socials.

@b3108 Yeah, that'd be the one. 🤣🤣🤣

IIRC Lockhill once produced a mask with “Hong Kong” written in calligraphy on the front which, if turned sideways, could be read another way… IYKYK

@b3108 There was a bigger version on a black mask with gold writing if I remember correctly as well.

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@b3108 I was yesterday year's old when I learnt that "vale" is a uniquely Australian way of saying RIP. I thought it was worldwide. Nope.

One of the Australia's most influential jurists, Sir Anthony was Chief Justice of its High Court when it handed down some of Aus's most important judgments, "Mabo" the biggest of them all by overturning "terra nullius" & paving the way for indigenous native title recogn'n. Vale.

@kjoules Was this before the mega-quake rumours started in 2025, or the onset/after?

Despite a 45.2% decrease in visitors from China, visitors to Japan increased 6.4% y-o-y in February 2026. • Making up for the loss of Chinese visitors, there was a 28.2% increase in visitors from South Korea, a 36.7% increase from Taiwan, and even a 19.6% increase from Hong Kong

Former non-permanent judge on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal from 1997 to 2015, Anthony Mason, passed away on Monday aged 100. Mason, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, served on the CFA until aged 90. He died 35 days shy of his 101st birthday. lsj.com.au/articles/legal…

Case adjourned to May 13th, both defendants released on $20k bail.

Cathay Pacific today cancelled all flights to/from Dubai/DXB and Riyadh/RUH up to April 30, 2026, with rebooking fees waived until May 31

"It added that Yahoo’s mail and search engine services would continue to operate." Well, you learn something new every day. Who knew Yahoo email and search still existed?!?

Former Chair Professor of the Department of Ocean Science at HKUST charged with bribery over assisting a student in the admission to a master’s programme of the HKUST. icac.org.hk/en/p/press/ind…

A record 15 primary schools in Hong Kong will not be able to enroll at least 16 Primary 1 students in a class for the 2026-27 school year, meaning those schools will not be allowed to run a government-funded Primary 1 class news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/compon…

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has euthanised red panda Rou Rou after the 17-year-old endangered animal experienced degenerative joint problems and stopped responding to palliative care. The average lifespan of a red panda in the wild is 8-12 years. scmp.com/news/hong-kong…

Case adjourned until May 12th. Bail granted at $2000 per defendant.

Gary Ng, economist at Natixis, says Hong Kong has more to lose than gain due to the Iran conflict: “The biggest risk is the drag from weaker growth and higher inflation, which can hurt overall demand and increase business costs." From @in_transitiverb: straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia…

HKTB Provisional Visitor Arrivals February 2026: • 5,141,714 visitors, up 40% year-on-year • Mainland visitors up 53% due to CNY • Non-mainland February visitors -1% y-o-y • 9,953,414 YTD, +18% over 2025

Chief Executive John Lee: • the conflict in the Middle East highlights the strengths of Hong Kong • what is more important is stability, security and long term investment opportunities