主持人:John Bruce and Mike Rowse
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On this programme, we first look at the latest Global Innovation Index as the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster retains its top spot in 2026 for the second-straight year.
Then, we hear from a doctor on why members of the public who have had sex should undergo HIV antibody testing at least once to prevent HIV transmission in the community.
After the break, a scholar from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will tell us how he and his team have developed an innovative testing platform that could transform highly sensitive nucleic acid testing from a laboratory-based procedure into a simple, single-step test that can be performed at home.
And to wrap up the show, we learned why the United Nations General Assembly has backed a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map that makes their continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe.
9:05am-9:20am:Global Innovation Index
Speaker:
William Gazeley, Co-Founder of IRAI Labs
9:20am-9:30am:HIV test drive
Speaker:
Dr Bonnie Wong,Consultant (Special Preventative Programme), Department of Health
9:32am-9:47am: HKUST develops innovative virus testing platform
Speaker:
Hsing I-Ming, Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
9:47am-10:00am: UN adopts new world map
Speaker:
Samson Bezabeh, Assistant Professor in African Studies at The University of Hong Kong
主持人:John Bruce and Mike Rowse
On this programme, we talk to a lawmaker and learn more about the Judiciary's plan to establish the Hong Kong International Commercial Court, a special division of the High Court, to tackle complex cross-border commercial disputes.
Then, we hear from a child rights advocate as the Chinese mainland celebrates Children's Day. We also find out how Hong Kong can strive to promote child-friendly development.
After the break, we get the latest on Hong Kong's smoking situation and learn about a series of activities introduced by the Department of Health in their "Quit in June" campaign that encourage and assist smokers put out their cigarette for good.
And finally, another lawmaker tells us how the injection of 4.6 billion HK$ from the Capital Investment Fund will help support Hong Kong Post over the next three years.
9:05am-9:20am: Hong Kong International Commercial Court establishment
Speaker:
Nick Chan, Lawmaker
9:20am-9:30am: Children's Day
Speaker:
Grenville Cross, Senior Counsel and Honorary Consultant to the Child Protection Institute
9:32am-9:45am: "Quit in June" anti-smoking campaign
Speaker:
Dr Lilian Chiang, Senior Medical & Health Officer (Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office), Department of Health
9:45am-10:00am: HK$4.6 billion injection into HongKong Post
Speaker:
Holden Chow , Lawmaker