On Friday’s Backchat, we explored what Hong Kong is doing to attract more Muslim tourists, as the SAR made impressive strides in the Global Muslim Travel Index and climbed from fourth to third place in the category of Muslim-friendly Destinations, by the world’s leading Halal travel organisation CrescentRating.

The city was also named the “Most Promising Muslim-Friendly Tourism Destination of the Year”.

We talked to community leaders to learn how Hong Kong can further promote Halal tourism and what we need to do to cater for the needs of Muslim travellers.

Next, we looked at this year’s International Conference on Roads and Railways, co-organised by the Highways Department and the Hong Kong Institution of Highways and Transportation. A government official told us how Hong Kong plans to develop green and efficient infrastructures.

Wrapping-up the show, we heard from a representative from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department about this year’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Month.

9:05am-9:43am: 2025 Global Muslim Travel Index
9:05am-9:15am: Fanny Yeung, Executive Director of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong
9:15am-9:43am: Qamar Minhas, Chairman of the Pakistan-GBA Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong 9:15am-9:43am: Ilyas Mohammed Alex, Member of the Committee on the Promotion of Racial Harmony and former General Secretary of the Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong

9:43am-9:52am: Transport infrastructure development
9:43am-9:52am: Kelvin Ng, Assistant Director (Technical) at the Highways Department


9:52am-10:00am: Intangible Cultural Heritage Month
9:52am-10:00am: Judith Ng, Head of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department