主持人：Azam Khan and Rainbow Leung
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On this programme, we discussed Middle East crisis' impact on the shipping industry and how issues like the threat to shipping routes, and surging oil prices are factoring in.
After the break, we found out more about the SAR's recent move to update its railway standards as the train network continues to expand in the city.
And to wrap it all up, we heard about the upcoming Organic Day.
9:05am-9:30am: Global shipping disruptions from the Iran war
Speakers:
Achim Czerny, Professor at the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Peter Hui, Chairman of the Hong Kong Shippers’ Council
9:32am-9:45am: Hong Kong Railway Standards
Speaker: Raymond Ip, Commissioner for Northern Metropolis Railways
9:45am-10:00am: Organic Day
Speaker:
Jonathan Wong, Director of the Hong Kong Organic Resource Centre
主持人：Azam Khan and Rainbow Leung
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
