Yu Lan Festival of the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Community is a national intangible cultural heritage. If you want to learn more, go to the Yu Lan Cultural Festival held at the Victoria Park from 4th to 6th September. The highlight, Festival Treats Competition, imitates the custom of giving the offerings among the poor. This year’s competition features more than 50 teams and 300 participants from Korea, Malaysia and the Greater Bay Area and other places. There will also be workshops on traditional handicrafts, making Chiu Chow dumplings and kung fu tea, as well as Festival Offerings Competition, exhibitions, and Immersive Interactive Theatre “Cross Beyond”.

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Cultural inheritance is the root of a nation. Article 22 of the Constitution establishes the state’s policy of developing cultural undertakings and protecting historical and cultural heritage. Focusing on “cultural heritage conservation”, this episode explores how the Constitution provides a solid safeguard for cultural development and heritage conservation, enabling the nation to preserve historical civilisation while promoting the spirit of Chinese culture. The episode also features an interview with Professor Emeritus Lyu Zhou of School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, who led the work on nominating the Beijing Central Axis for the World Heritage List. He recounts the journey to successful inscription of this site, hailed as “A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital”, on the World Heritage List in 2024, and analyses the far-reaching significance of the nation’s heritage conservation efforts under the safeguard of the Constitution, highlighting the historic mission of sustaining Chinese civilisation through a balance between guardianship and innovation. 

Studio interview Part 1 Hong Kong is exploring closer ties with Central Asia by building on shared interests within the Belt and Road framework. To understand how these regional relationships are developing, the Belt and Road Commissioner providing overview of current projects and milestones. Guest: Nicholas Ho, Commissioner for Belt and Road Part 2 While embedding AI into animation pipelines has become a definitive global trend, local initiatives are now catalyzing Hong Kong animations onto the world stage. But what core resources and technical support do creators truly need to thrive? Guests: Gabriel Pang, Chairman of Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association Tony Poon Chi-wai, Producer Features: - Great design lives here #BeltAndRoad # NicholasHo # BeltAndRoadCommissioner #AI #HongKongAnimation #FutureAnimation #AIanimation # GabrielPang #HongKongDigitalEntertainmentAssociation #TonyPoonChiWai # GreatDesignLivesHere #DXDesignHub

On today's programme, we look at how the Chinese University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Medicine performed the city's first robotic-assisted pelvic fracture reduction and fixation surgery. After that, we examine the Education Bureau's newly announced measures to reform senior secondary science and maths courses and draw more students into STEM fields, and finally we ask what a new study revealing that flight attendants and pilots face the highest risk from radiation-related cancers, even more than workers who handle radioactive materials ,means for the safety of air crew.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Hong Kong’s tailoring trade was at its height, as many Hongbang tailors from Shanghai came to the city to make a living. It was in this era that Ascot Chang was founded, and it soon became one of the best-known names in bespoke menswear. For more than seventy years, the brand has remained rooted in Hong Kong. Even in an age of mechanised mass production, it has continued to keep its own workshop in the city, with every stage of the process carried out by hand. In every stitch, it preserves the care and discipline at the heart of traditional craftsmanship. Starting a business is one challenge; carrying it forward is another. From the late 1980s, Tony gradually assumed responsibility for his father’s business and, with quiet resolve, expanded its reach by opening shops on the mainland and overseas, bringing the craft of Hongbang tailoring to a broader stage. Seeing a growing break in Hong Kong’s tailoring trade in recent years, he chose to return to his hometown of Fenghua, Ningbo, to establish a factory. There, in the birthplace of Hongbang tailoring, he devoted years to training a new generation of craftspeople, helping to secure a new home for the craft’s continuation. As for Justin Chang, the third generation, he studied in the United States and later worked at the family’s New York shop, where he once met one of his grandfather’s old customers, who had brought along the next generation of his own family for a suit. That trust across generations touched Justin deeply and strengthened his resolve to carry the family business forward. After returning to Hong Kong more than a decade ago to assist Tony, he has continued to seek new ways to bring the craft to a wider audience, from filming Reels himself to collaborating with other menswear brands and helping organise the Hong Kong Suit Walk, Sartorial Asia 2025, with the hope of carrying this craft and its spirit forward. It is this spirit, first shaped by Ascot Chang’s courage in forging a life far from home and sustained by the generations that followed, that has deepened the family’s ties to home and country, while marking their place in Hong Kong’s own story of growth and change.

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This episode steps inside the contemporary Korean restaurant opened by young chef Junwoo in Hong Kong, witnessing how he transforms the traditional art of sauce fermentation passed down by his mother into modern culinary creations on the plate. From traditional soy-sauce-marinated shrimp to imaginative truffle dumplings, Junwoo weaves the terroir and culinary memories of Korea into the pulsating food scene of Hong Kong, driven by a passion to share his heritage with the city. The program also follows him on a journey to Sai Kung, sparking an exploration and dialogue around the appreciation of Hong Kong's local seafood and umami flavors. Ultimately, Korean cuisine—much like his own life in Hong Kong—holds boundless possibilities just waiting to be explored.

Entrepreneur Henry Fok Ying Tung firmly believed in the principle of “taking from society and giving back to society.” He established foundations and supported the modernization of the nation through donations and non-profit investments, covering areas such as education, healthcare, sports, and the development of Nansha. After his passing, his descendants have continued his beliefs and ideals, carrying forward the “China Dream” he envisioned. Interviewees include: Ian Fok Chun Wan and Timothy Fok Tsun Ting (Sons of Henry Fok Ying Tung) Kenneth Fok Kai Kong (Grandson of Henry Fok Ying Tung) Yang Jie (General Manager of Nansha Grand Hotel) Pui Kwan Kay (President of the Football Association of Hong Kong, China)

Fitness—comprising weight training, cardio, and bodybuilding—boosts physical health, improves sleep, and aids weight loss. We explore how the rise of fitness culture impacts public mental health. Featuring insights from schools, fitness industry representatives, and health experts, we examine the evolution of Hong Kong's fitness scene and look into available government funding and support.