主持人:Philip Wong and John Bruce
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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:Philip Wong and John Bruce
On this programme, a representative from Hong Kong's privacy watchdog will tell us about their new scheme that gives schools, NGOs, and small businesses access to free website security checks and professional IT advice.
Then, we take an animal welfare expert joins the show to talk about the recently deadly dog attack in the city where a larger canine attacked and killed two smaller dogs in Yuen Long.
After the break, the Environmental Protection Department will tell us more about a food waste recycling pilot scheme covering over 100 street-level shops in Tsuen Wan that's set to launch next month.
And finally, we explore another initiative that subsidizes local startups and nurtures emerging game development talent.
9:05am-9:18am: PCPD's data privacy and web security scan programme
Speaker:
Joyce Lai, Assistant Commissioner for Personal Data (Corporate Communications and Operations)
9:19am-9:30am: Yuen Long dog attacks
Speaker:
Karina O'Carroll, Animal welfare education manager at Animals Asia
9:32am-9:46am: Food waste recycling scheme for street shops
Speaker:
Flora Mok, Senior Environmental Protection Officer(Food Waste and Resources Recycling), Environmental Protection Department
9:46am-10am: Game enhancement and promotion scheme
Speaker:
Orange See, Vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association