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 this programme, we start by examining the recent leadership change at tech giant Apple, after Tim Cook announced he'll step down from his role as the company's CEO in September. He makes way for John Ternus, the company's long time hardware chief.
After that, we turn our attention to New York City , where the city's youngest mayor Zohran Mamdani recently completed 100 days in office, whilst maintaining high approval ratings. From making bus rides free, to delivering universal, free healthcare for children, we look at how Mr Mamdani's success is driving ratings for the democrats ahead of the midterms.
After the break, we take a closer look at the Hong Kong Baptist University’s Centre for Exercise Science and Medicine that opened last week, featuring state-of-the-art facilities for research in sports science.
And to wrap up the show, we learn how students can get more sleep after a survey found that 83 percent of primary school students get 8.8 hours of sleep a day, falling below international standard.
9:05am-9:20am: Apple's new CEO
Speaker:
Kevin Pereira, Managing Director at Blu Artificial Intelligence
9:20am-9:30am: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani's 100 days in office
Speaker:
Robin Smith, Former Chair of Democrats Abroad in Hong Kong
9:32am-9:45am: HKBU's Centre for Exercise Science and Medicine opening
Speaker:
Prof. Yannis Pitsiladis, Director of the Centre for Exercise Science and Medicine at Hong Kong Baptist University
9:45am-10:00am: Primary students sleep survey
Speaker:
Irene Leung, President of JCI Peninsula
Ming Wai-kit, Associate professor of Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, City University of Hong Kong