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主持人：Azam Khan and Ada Wong
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank HK office / Muse Fest HK 2025 / Expanded mainland visa measures
On Thursday's Backchat, we spoke to an expert about a recent announcement by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - or AIIB - to set up an office in Hong Kong.
Chief Executive John Lee welcomed the move, saying the SAR will help support it by leveraging the city's financial advantages, such as our vibrant capital markets, world-class professional services and diversified products.
We then found out how Hong Kong is celebrating the birthdays of six museums in the city. This year's 'Muse Fest HK' includes over a hundred programmes that will take place throughout the month.
After the break, we learned more about the benefits brought by new measures that will expand the scope of talent visas as well as boost smart customs clearance at entry ports to the mainland.
9:05am-9:20am: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) HK office
Speaker:
Alex Mak, Head of Greater Bay Area Development of Our Hong Kong Foundation
9:20am-9:30am: Muse Fest HK
Speaker:
Amy Chan, Marketing and Business Development Director at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)
9:32am-10:00am: Expanded mainland visa measures
Speakers:
Andrew Leung, International and Independent China Strategist; former Hong Kong Director General of Social Welfare
Prof. Witman Hung, Director of the Greater Bay Area Research Center of the China Silk Road iValley Research Institute
重溫
Shorter pet quarantine / Dental care for the underprivileged / China's ties with Latin American nations / Chelsea Flower Show
主持人：Azam Khan and Ada Wong
What are the new arrangements and requirements? How will this affect efforts to reduce cross-boundary animal smuggling?
Separately, the Department of Health will soon roll out a Community Dental Support Program, offering emergency dental care to underprivileged groups in need of basic dental services. We spoke to an exert and exainmined the nooks and crannies of this initiative.
After the break, we looked at the recent visit of Latin American leaders to China, hosted by President Xi Jinping. Big announcements were made, including a massive new credit line that will be extended to Latin American nations to support development, and a new country joining the Belt and Road initiative.
And at the end of the programme, we learned more about this year's Chelsea Flower Show in London, with Hong Kong's Kadoorie Farm among the exhibitors.
9:05am-9:17am: Shorter pet quarantine
9:05am-9:17am: Karina O’Carroll, Animal Welfare Education Manager at Animals Asia Foundation
9:17am-9:30am: Dental care for the underprivileged
9:17am-9:30am: Prof Leung Wai-keung, President of the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong
9:32am-9:50am: China-South America rapprochement
9:32am-9:50am: Andrew Leung, International and Independent China Strategist; former Director General of Social Welfare
9:50am-10:00am: Chelsea Flower Show
9:50am-10:00am: Dr Stephan Gale, Head of Flora Conservation at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
9:50am-10:00am: Candy Ip, Orchid Nursery Foreman
