Presenters:Brian Wong and Rainbow Leung
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On this programme, we start in outer space, after a mainland start-up recovered the first stage of its rocket.
Then, a senior representative at M+ Museum shares details on an upcoming series that turns the galleries into an active music space.
After the break, we preview the new Premier League season which kicks-off tomorrow.
And to wrap up the show, we learn about the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest, the largest university robotics competition in the Asia-Pacific region that's co-organised by RTHK.
9:05am-9:20am: China achieves first land rocket recovery
Speaker:
Quentin Parker, Emeritus Professor and Immediate Past Director at the Laboratory for Space Research, The University of Hong Kong
9:20am-9:30am: M+ at Night events
Speaker:
David Tsui, Deputy Director of Museum Operations at M+ Museum
9:32am-9:47am: Premier League season kicks off
Speaker:
Chris Lau, Football commentator
9:47am-10:00am: ABU Robocon 2026
Speaker:
Ir. Dr. George Sze, Representative of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and Chair of the International Judges of the ABU Robocon 2026
Presenters:Brian Wong and Rainbow Leung
On Friday's programme, we go through the highlights of the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, which took place in the coastal city of Dalian.
After the break, we speak with the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data to understand more about the Hong Kong International Data Privacy Academy and how it plans to train organisations.