主持人：Azam Khan and Philip Wong
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On this programme, we first look at the expanded "Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles" arrangement. Starting from July 25, approved vehicles from five more Greater Bay Area cities – Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Huizhou and Zhaoqing – will be able to enter Hong Kong and stay for up to three days.
After that, we talk to a scholar on why acquiring a driving instructor's licence in Hong Kong has become so competitive. This came as the government received over 55,000 applications for 332 new licences.
After the break, we hear about a study by the Hong Kong Metropolitan University on how retired professionals can alleviate the labour shortage.
And finally, a lawmaker tells us all about the proposal of an "AI for all" initiative by the government that will earmark HK$50 million to host more than 200 events over the next two years.
9:05am-9:21am: Expansion of southbound travel scheme
Speaker:
Caspar Tsui, Executive director of the Federation of Hong Kong Hotels Owners
9:21am-9:30am: High demand for driving instructor's licenses
Speaker:
Timothy Hau, Transport expert and Honorary Associate Professor at the HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong
9:32am-9:47am: Hong Kong Metropolitan University's study on retirees
Speaker:
Raymond Kwong,Assistant Professor at the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University
9:47am-10:00am: "AI for All" initiative
Speaker:
Ray Wong, Lawmaker
主持人：Azam Khan and Philip Wong
On Thursday's Backchat, we looked at how Hong Kong surged to number four globally in the 2025 IMD World Talent Ranking. A human resources specialist and two experts told us how they think the SAR was able to get the top spot in Asia for talent.
After the break, Chinese medicine professors from multiple local universities discussed how they are collaborating with the new Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong to boost clinical services, teaching and research.
9:05am-9:30am: 2025 IMD World Talent Ranking
Speakers:
Kynita Wong, researcher at Our Hong Kong Foundation
Prof Stuart Gietel-Basten, Professor of Science and Public Policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Roy Ying, Co-Chair of the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management's Advocacy and Policy Research Committee
9:32am-10:00am: Chinese medicine development
Speakers:
Prof Bian Zhaoxiang, Chief Executive of the Chinese Medicine Hospital and Associate Vice-President (Clinical Chinese Medicine), Hong Kong Baptist University
Prof Feng Yibin, Director at the School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Prof Lin Zhixiu, Director at the School of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
