主持人：Philip Wong and John Bruce
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On this programme, we learn more about the new United Nations Security Council members, after the General Assembly last week elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe as non-permanent members.
Meanwhile, Germany has failed for the first time to secure a seat on that council. What's the significance of the failed bid?
After the break, we talk to the operator of Villa Haw Par on how the historic building, which reopens in September, is being revitalised into a new cultural hub.
To wrap up the show, we learn more about a new exhibition at the Hong Kong Palace Museum which explores how China interacted with the world during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
9:05am-9:30am: UN's new Security Council members
Speakers:
Kendall Johnson, Professor of Literature and Head of the School of English, The University of Hong Kong
Chandran Nair, Founder of the Global Institute for Tomorrow
9:32am-9:47am: Villa Haw Par reopening
Speaker: Sara Mao, Executive Director for Villa Haw Par
9:47am-10:00am: Hong Kong Palace Museum's Forbidden City exhibition
Speaker:
Emily Gao, Assistant curator of Hong Kong Palace Museum
主持人：Philip Wong and John Bruce
On Thursday's Backchat, we talked about Sanae Takaichi, the leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who was voted in on Saturday. She is set to become Japan's first female prime minister – to replace Shigeru Ishiba – after a vote in parliament to be held next Wednesday.
After the break, we heard from the local Bar Association about their visit to London last week for the Opening of the Legal Year 2025 in England and Wales.
And to end the show, we learnt about how robots can help fill labour gaps caused by demographic shifts on the mainland, after a report found that the nation's factories had installed nearly 300,000 industrial robots last year.
9:05am-9:30am: Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan's first female PM
Speakers:
Masaru Yarime, Associate Professor at the Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor in Politics and International Relations, East China Normal University, Shanghai
9:32am-9:45am: Local opportunities for UK arbitration firms
Speaker:
José-Antonio Maurellet SC, Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association
9:45am-10:00am: AI robots plug labour gap
Speaker:
Raj Shroff, AI consultant
