Vibrant Hong Kong

#85 Studio interview

Part 1: A professor from HKUMed research team shed light on the ground-breaking invention for leukemia, which is the first prescription medicine in Hong Kong to be globalised.

Guest: Dr Harinder Gill, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, HKUMed

Part 2: The Director of Art Basel Hong Kong tells us about what’s in store for this year’s fair.

Guest: Angelle Siyang-Le, Director, Art Basel

Features:
-The Invention of Oral Arsenic Trioxide Medication for Leukemia
-Miniatures with Hong Kong elements
-Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
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Studio discussion
Part 1: Learn about the application of smart logistics solutions that incorporate robotics and technology from an industry insider.

Guest:
Billy Siu, Business Development Director, Smart Logistics Robotics Company

Part 2: Preview of the first major Picasso exhibition in Hong Kong in over a decade.

Guest:
Doryun Chong, Artistic Director and Chief Curator of M+

Segments:
- Application of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in the logistics industry
- HKTDC “Fashion Hong Kong” in London
- M+ “Picasso for Asia”
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Studio discussion

Part 1: Find out how local brands are bringing Hong Kong's accumulated brand promotion and marketing concepts to the world.

Guest: John Wong, President of Federation of Hong Kong Brands

Part 2: In-depth guide into appreciating the art pieces of Taikwun Exhibitions.

Guest: Ying Kwok, Senior Curator of Tai Kwun Contemporary

Segments:
-Discover the beauty of Cheongsam incorporated with pop culture elements
-Chinese traditional crafts: dough figurine making
-Highlights from Taikwun “Breakthrough” exhibition series
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Studio discussion:

Part 1: Hong Kong, China Football Team advances to East Asian Cup Finals - Last December, the Hong Kong, China men’s football team secured three consecutive wins on home turf at the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary Round and advanced to East Asian Cup Finals in South Korea this July. The team members are ready on many fronts to improve standards, create a stronger football culture and give the city’s fans the excitement.

Guests:
Philip Chan
Hong Kong, China Representative Team Member /
Hong Kong Footballer of the Year (2023 – 2024)

Nicholas Benavides
Hong Kong, China Representative Team Member


Part 2: Hong Kong’s study on its first discovery of dinosaur fossils - Recently, dinosaur fossils were discovered in Hong Kong for the first time, revealing that this small region can indeed yield traces of these ancient creatures. Hong Kong Palaeontologist Michael Pittman shared his extensive archaeological experiences from recent years.

Guest:
Michael Pittman
Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Segments:
•CUHK launches a new School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences
•"Cézanne and Renoir: Looking at the World" Exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art
•Dinosaur Parlour at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
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Studio interview

Part 1: A representative from a startup are here to share their experience at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an annual expo in Las Vegas that showcases the entire tech landscape at one event.

Guest: Kelvin Chu, Chief Resources Officer of Technology Company

Part 2: Learn about Hong Kong’s leathercraft industry from the third-generation successor of our city’s sole surviving tannery.

Guest: Kean Pak, Director of local tannery and leather retailer

Features:

- A Local startups was honoured at the CES Innovation Awards 2025 for their solution, an AI wearable designed specifically for the visually impaired.
- An AI language tool is being applied in Hong Kong to provide on-the-job training.
- Introduction of a local tannery established in the 1980s and priding itself on being 100% made in Hong Kong.
- A current exhibition at Tai Kwun enables visitors to experience the cultural landscape of Happy Valley through photos, historical maps, and immersive insta...