Presenters：Mike Rowse and Rainbow Leung
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On Friday's programme, we first look into the rare, rodent borne illness known as Hantavirus, after a cluster of passengers with the severe respiratory illness aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic was reported to the WHO.
After that, we hear from a tourism sector representative on Labour Day Golden Week, as Hong Kong recorded about 1.19 million visitors over the five day period.
After the break, we chat with the EU Ambassador to Hong Kong and Macau to learn all about Europe Day, a day marked to celebrate peace and unity in the continent.
And to wrap up the show, a mother whose daughter has Down’s syndrome will share her story and difficulties they encounter, as we look ahead to Mother's Day on Sunday.
9:05am-9:15am: Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
Speaker:
Dr. Mike Kwan, President of the Asian Society for Paediatric Infectious Disease
9:15am-9:30am:Labour Day Golden Week
Speaker:
Fanny Yeung, Executive Director of Travel Industry Council
9:32am-9:48am: European Union Day
Speaker:
Harvey Rouse, Ambassador / Head of European Union Office to Hong Kong & Macao
9:48am-10:00am: Down's syndrome care challenges
Speaker:
Beatrice Tsang, mother of a Down Syndrome child, and member of the Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association
Presenters：Mike Rowse and Rainbow Leung
On Friday's programme, we talked about McLaren's Lando Norris' first F1 World Drivers' Championship win. A former racing driver discussed the significance of Norris becoming Britain's first world champion since Lewis Hamilton.
We then turned our attention to the courtroom, where barristers in the UK have won the right to ditch a traditional headpiece: the wig.
After the break, we took a closer look at how people are coping with the world's first social media ban that was earlier implemented in Australia, targeting under 16s.
And finally, we concluded the show by talking to a historian about a once-in-a-decade Taoist festival to ward off angry spirits.
9:05am-9:22am:
Lando Norris' first F1 World Drivers' Championship win
Speaker: Nick Marsh, former racing driver and team owner
9:22am-9:30am:
Wig requirement dropped for some UK courts
Speaker: Ronny Tong, Barrister
9:32am-9:50am:
Under-16s social media ban kicks-off in Australia
Speakers: Florin Serban, social media scholar and lecturer at the Department of Communication Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
Thomas Chiu, Associate Professor of AI and STEM Education at the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
9:50am-10:00am:
Hong Kong’s Taoist festivals
Speaker: Lawrence Pang, historian
