主持人：Brian Wong and John Bruce
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On Tuesday's programme, we talked to some lawmakers as the new term of the Legislative Council got underway. We found out what their priorities are, and what ideas they have for Hong Kong to further boost development and diversify its economy.
We then looked back at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's state visit to China last week. Mr. Carney was the first Canadian leader to visit the nation since 2017. He met President Xi Jinping for talks where both leaders called for a strengthening of bilateral ties. A major outcome was Canada announcing its decision to ease tariffs on Chinese EVs. China, meanwhile, will lower tariffs on key Canadian agricultural products.
9:05am-9:30am: Legco's new term
Speakers:
Lam Chun-sing, Lawmaker (Election Committee constituency)
Adrian Ho, Lawmaker (Election Committee constituency)
Christine Fong, Lawmaker (Geographical Constituency - New Territories South East)
Ray Wong, Lawmaker (Functional Constituency - Industrial (First))
9:32am-10:00am: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's China visit
Speakers:
James Thomson Sakhrani, Vice-President of Canadian Club Hong Kong and Managing Director of the Amber Foundation
Richard Wright, Registered Lobbyist on Parliament Hill, former Legislative Assistant, and author
Alejandro Reyes, Adjunct Professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong
主持人：Brian Wong and John Bruce
On this week’s edition of Global Focus, we’re talking about the future of Sino-British relations. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves at the China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue in Beijing last week, as both sides signaled their willingness to re-engage after a six year hiatus, with trade and green energies high on the agenda.
However, uncertainty looms as to how much influence the new Trump administration would have on the future of economic ties between the UK and China. So how far is Keir Starmer’s government ready to go in boosting ties with China? And how much influence will the US have on the UK’s trade policy with the region?
In the second part of the programme, we're talking about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, following month of negotiations brokered by Egypt and Qatar. What are the implications? Was US President-elect Donald Trump involved? And how fragile is this agreement?
9:05am-9:30am: China-UK rapprochement
9:05am-9:30am: Peter Burnett, Chief Executive of the China-Britain Business Council
9:30am-10:00am: Gaza ceasefire deal
9:30am-10:00am: James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and author of the Turbulent World Podcast
9:30am-10:00am: Ross Feingold, Head of Research at Caerus Consulting and former Asia Chairman of Republicans Abroad
