主持人：Azam Khan and Philip Wong
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On Thursday's programme, we looked at 2026's burgeoning Hong Kong IPO market, which has seen multiple mainland tech firms making strong debuts in the past weeks.
After the break, we turned our attention to the United Kingdom, where politician Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK is seemingly gaining momentum, after a former high-level government minister defected to his party.
And finally, the head of a space project at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology told us about the SAR's role in developing a mutifunctional robot that will help the nation's future lunar missions.
9:05am-9:30am: AI IPO market boost
Speakers:
Joshua Chu, Co-Chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Association
Rita Li, Professor and Director of the Sustainable Real Estate Research Centre, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
9:32am-9:45am: Rise of Reform UK
Speaker:
Prof Roger Scully, UK politics scholar and Dean of Arts and Social Sciences at Hong Kong Metropolitan University
9:45am-10:00am: Lunar robot breakthrough
Speaker:
Gao Yang, Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
主持人：Azam Khan and Philip Wong
On Thursday's Backchat, we talked to the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data on its new guidelines that address the misuse of AI-generated deepfake technology.
After that, we turned our attention to the Caribbean, where tensions continue to mount between the United States and Venezuela. US President Donald Trump recently announced a blockade against "sanctioned oil tankers" coming in and out of the South American coastal nation. Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro has accused Washington of trying to force a "regime change".
And we wrapped-up the programme by learning more about the Department of Health's "HIV Testing Month".
9:05am-9:18am: Privacy watchdog's guidance on deepfake technology
Speaker:
Ada Chung, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
9:18am-9:47am: US-Venezuela tensions
Speakers:
Dennis Small, Latin America Director of the Schiller Institute
Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University in Shanghai
Victor Gao, political commentator and Vice-President of Centre for China and Globalization
9:47am-10:00am: HIV testing month
Speaker:
Dr Bonnie Wong, Special Preventive Programme Consultant of the Public Health Services Branch of the Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health
