How best to preserve Hong Kong‘s historic buildings; new locally-developed hepatitis B drug; World Cup 2022

8:30am-9:15am: revitalisation of heritage buildings

8:30am-9:15am: Fredo Cheung, Heritage Conservationist; former Vice President of Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists

8:30am-9:15am: John Batten, Convenor of the Central & Western Concern Group

8:30am-9:00am: Andrew Lam, lawmaker and former Chairman of the Antiquities Advisory Board

9:15am-9:25am: new hepatitis B drug

9:15am-9:25am: Yuen Man-fung, Chair Professor, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professor in Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, HKUMed

9:25am-9:30am: World Cup

9:25am-9:30am: Atom Cheung, RTHK sports reporter

On today’s programme, we‘re looking at Hong Kong‘s historic buildings and how best to preserve and use them.

Often, it‘s a case of adapt, or die. There are many examples of revitalisation projects — old buildings put to new uses — that flourish, such as Tai Kwun in Central. Or there’s the Foreign Correspondents‘ Club at the Old Dairy Farm Depot that’s just gotten a lease renewal from the government.

But not all of these projects work out… the Haw Par Music Foundation has just handed back the his-toric Haw Par mansion in Tai Hang to the government more than two years before its lease was up, citing income limitations and operational challenges.

So, what’s the best way to save such historic buildings from the wrecking ball, and put them to good use?

After 9:15 we’ll look at a new, locally-developed hepatitis B drug that could free patients from having to take pills for their whole lives.

And at 9:25 we‘ll get the latest World Cup update from our sports correspondent.