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HSBC has agreed to sell its Australian home and personal loan portfolio to Blackstone for US$25 billion. HSBC shares on the HKEX opened 1.5% higher on Friday.

A Hong Kong stem cell biotechnology company has been granted a manufacturer licence to operate the city’s first accredited stem cell manufacturing facility and produce advanced therapy products for clinical trials.

Hong Kong will host the first round of the HSBC Rugby SVNS World Championship in 2027, with dates locked in for April 9th-11th. The 2026 season attracted more than 530,000 fans, with 25% attending the Hong Kong Rugby 7s alone (113,395).

Stephen Roach versus HKSARG enters the 2026 round, with Roach publishing an OpEd in Project Syndicate (and picked up by the Bangkok Post) titled "Yes, the Hong Kong of old is over". Acting Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun pushed back in his own OpEd. The Standard: buff.ly/xIDwUQN

Standard Chartered Bank has posted a profit before tax of US$4.8 billion for H1 2026, up 9%. The bank announced it will proceed with a US$1 billion share buyback programme. www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/lis...

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will not feature in the upcoming Hong Kong Football Festival, with sports chief Rosanna Law citing a busy fixture and mandatory rest regulations as the primary reasons.

The final is live now on fencingtv.com/competitions...

The Hong Kong, China men's foil team on Tuesday made history by reaching their first-ever final at the Fencing World Championships. Edgar Cheung, Ryan Choi, Harris Ho and Leung Chin-yu will face top-seeded Italy for the gold medal.

Trendspotting in Wanchai

Another weekend typhoon done, LKS remains undefeated. (Note: Li’s Field only operates Monday-Friday)

🇭🇰 🌀 🔜 T 9️⃣ The Observatory will issue the Increasing Gale or Storm Signal, No. 9 at 1:10am.

An unfortunate bystander in Kwun Tong on Saturday afternoon as Typhoon Noul's outer edge passed through the city. 📽️ : www.threads.com/@wtfhahameme

With Typhoon Noul now located ~160km ESE of Hong Kong, HKO is considering raising the typhoon level to T9 between 1am and 2am on Sunday July 26th.

First look at Typhoon Noul's eye on the HKO 256km rain radar.

🇭🇰 🌀 T 🎱 🚂 MTR will maintain normal services tonight once the T8 is hoisted at 10.10pm. Services may be adjusted on open sections of the system if the storm worsens. Currently all services will remain on normal weekend schedule until close of traffic.

Missing from the list (due to it being too long)

HKIA flight arrival cancellations Sunday, July 26th: (Currently 176 flight cancellations)

I'm merely guessing, but it could be the plane allotted to that flight is gonna be stuck where it is as lots of inbound cancellations as well.

🇭🇰 🌀 🔜 T 🎱 The Observatory will issue the Gale or Storm Signal, No. 8 at 10:10pm tonight.

HKIA flight departure cancellations Sunday July 26th: (Currently 155 flights cancelled)