Presenter:Cruzanne Macalligan
It’s estimated that around 117 billion people have lived on Earth. That’s 117 billion different ways to be human.
100 Billion Ways, hosted by Cruzanne Macalligan, is a weekly conversation exploring what it really means to live those differences - and what we can learn from them.
The programme brings together thoughtful conversations, personal stories and music, as guests share their lived experiences of identity, culture, disability, faith, neurodiversity, parenting, advocating and belonging. Moving beyond labels and assumptions, the show focuses on how people navigate the world through their own perspectives and experiences. Listeners are invited to reconsider what difference really means, and discover that even in our differences, there is often far more that connects us.
Sundays, 3-4pm on RTHK Radio 3.
This week, Cruzanne Macalligan speaks with Laila Tse, founder of The Gift of Sound, who shares her journey of suddenly losing her hearing in one ear at just nine years old and how she turned an invisible challenge into a powerful advocacy movement.
Laila discusses the reality of navigating sudden sensorineural hearing loss as a child, the importance of early medical intervention, and how creativity and art helped her process the transition. She also explores how her experience reshaped her perspective on empathy, non-verbal communication, and what it truly means to build an inclusive community in a fast-paced city like Hong Kong.

Presenter:Cruzanne Macalligan
This week, Cruzanne Macalligan speaks with Laila Tse, founder of The Gift of Sound, who shares her journey of suddenly losing her hearing in one ear at just nine years old and how she turned an invisible challenge into a powerful advocacy movement.
Laila discusses the reality of navigating sudden sensorineural hearing loss as a child, the importance of early medical intervention, and how creativity and art helped her process the transition. She also explores how her experience reshaped her perspective on empathy, non-verbal communication, and what it truly means to build an inclusive community in a fast-paced city like Hong Kong.