On this programme, we talked to a lawmaker and a tech expert as Financial Secretary Paul Chan is seeking to pour in a total of 20 billion dollars for the development of two major tech hubs -- Hetao Hong Kong Park and San Tin Technopole. He's also announced in the Budget that a 10-billion-dollar Innovation and Technology Industry Oriented Fund is also expected to begin operations this year, alongside measures to support the industrialisation and application of AI in the city.
After that, we looked at America's global tariff hikes, as US President Donald Trump has announced that he's raising the global tariff to 15 percent, a day after the Supreme Court blocked much of his emergency tariffs.
9:05am-9:30am: 2026-27 Budget review: tech and AI
Speakers:
Witman Hung, Director of the Greater Bay Area Research Centre of the China Silk Road iValley Research
Institute
Duncan Chiu, Lawmaker (Technology and Innovation sector)
9:32am-10:00am: US Supreme Court tariff ruling
Speakers:
George Cautherley, Past Vice-Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce - Hong Kong
Mark Michelson, Chairman of the Asia CEO Forum at IMA Asia
