主持人:John Bruce and Mike Rowse
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On this show, we first turn our attention to South Korea's stock market, after it experienced extreme volatility in the past few months as the sell-off in AI stocks intensifies.
A doctor then tells us more about hepatitis B and the importance of getting early screening to avoid developing more severe conditions and diseases.
After the break, we find out how the SAR can host more fencing events in the future, as the men's foil team earlier secured a historic silver at the Fencing World Championships that was held in the city.
And to wrap up the show, we learn all about a massive civil service exam fraud that was under investigation in Thailand, with nearly 6,000 local officials facing suspension.
9:05am-9:20am: South Korea's stock market volatility
Speaker:
David Tizzard, Professor at Seoul Women's University and Author of the Korea Deconstructed podcast
9:20am-9:30am: Hepatitis B screening
Speaker:
Bonnie Wong, Consultant (Special Preventive Programme) of the Public Health Services Branch of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health
9:32am-9:45am: Hong Kong eyes more fencing events
Speaker:
Patrick Lau, Chair of Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University
9:45-10am: Thai Civil Service exam fraud
Speaker:
Nad Bunnag, News presenter and reporter at Thai PBS World
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