主持人:Azam Khan and Rainbow Leung
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On this programme, a lawmaker from the textiles and garment functional constituency, and a trade expert, share their thoughts on the initiatives introduced in the city's first 5-year plan and the policy address.
After the break, we speak with the president of the Hong Kong, China Tennis Association to find out the government's move to redevelop Victoria Park's Centre Court into a venue capable of hosting larger-scale sporting competitions.
And to wrap up the show, we learn all about the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup which will take place later this month, featuring 14 teams with matches played in Indonesia and Hong Kong.
9:05am-9:30am: Policy Address review - Trading
Speakers:
Sunny Tan, Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council and lawmaker
George Cautherley, past Vice-Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong)
9:32-9:47am: Policy Address review - Redevelopment of Victoria Park tennis court
Speaker:
Michael Cheng, President of the Hong Kong, China Tennis Association
9:47am-10:00am: FIFA ASEAN Cup
Speaker:
Chris Lau, football commentator
主持人:Azam Khan and Rainbow Leung
On Friday's Backchat, we looked at the historic New York City mayoral win by 34-year old Zohran Mamdani. He became the first African-born, and the first of South Asian descent to take up the post that oversees the largest city in the United States. His victory was part of a Democratic sweep of several key district elections.
The self-styled socialist-democrat has already announced an all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty. What challenges will he face in implementing his progressive policies? We found out.
After the break, we learned more about the "Day of Dead", or in Spanish, ''Dia de Muertos'. It's a celebration to honour those who've passed away, and was marked last weekend by Mexico, Latin America and the Philippines.
And finally, we heard from a top astro-physicist in the city about the latest developments regarding the Shenzhou-21, China's crewed spaceflight that recently docked at Tianggong space-station in record time.
9:05am-9:30am: Zohran Mamdani's New York mayoral win
Speakers:
Mark Michelson, Chairman of the Asia CEO Forum at IMA Asia
Robin Smith, Chair of the Democrats Abroad Hong Kong
9:32am-9:47am: Day of the Dead
Speaker:
Adriana Falcon, Hong Kong-based Mexican musician
9:47am-10:00am: Shenzhou-21 docking
Speaker:
Prof. Quentin Parker, Director of the Laboratory for Space Research at the University of Hong Kong