主持人：Brian Wong and CM Chan
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Announced by the Development Bureau last week, such nets must be sampled on site and pass safety tests by designated laboratories before they can be used. Contractors must also provide fire-retardant certification, and spot checks will be conducted after installation.
We also heard from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University about its AI-assisted bridge inspection method, which has greatly improved testing accuracy.
And after the break, an industry representative, an academic and a lawmaker discussed the trade cooperation between Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, as the new Economic and Trade Office there opens this month.
9:05am-9:20am: New testing regimen for scaffold nets
Speaker:
Raymond Chan, Past President of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors
9:20am-9:30am: AI-assisted bridge inspection tool
Speaker:
Tarek Zayed, Professor at the Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
9:32am-10:00am: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Kuala Lumpur
Speakers:
Rita Li, Professor at the Department of Economics and Finance and Director of the Sustainable Real Estate Research Centre, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Willy Lin, Chairman of the Hong Kong Shippers' Council
William Wong, Legislator
主持人：Brian Wong and CM Chan
In the first part of Friday's Backchat, we talked about Chief Executive John Lee's visit to Zhejiang, where he met with representatives of six start-ups, otherwise known as the Six Little Dragons.
9:05am-9:25am: Nick Chan, Vice Chairman of the Belt and Road Committee and NPC Member
9:25am-9:30am: Raj Shroff, IT Consultant
9:37am-9:50am: Cathay Pacific's March performance
9:30am-9:50am: Steven Cheung, Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong Professional Airline Pilots Association and Chairman of Seaplane Hong Kong Group
9:51am-9:56am: Housing trend report
9:51am-9:56am: Ryan Ip, Vice President and Executive Director at Our Hong Kong Foundation
9:56am-10:00am: Cinema Day
9:56am-10:00am: Timothy Yuen, Executive Committee Chairman of the Hong Kong Theatres Association
