The Pulse Podcast
1) Liveable city: Walkability and conservation of heritage buildings in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s population and building density are among the highest anywhere in the world. According to government figures, we have 6,930 people per square kilometre. Every living and non-living thing i...Show More
Liveable city: Walkability and conservation of heritage buildings in Hong Kong
23:07 | Jul 1st, 2021
2) Hong Kong's new talent wave & discussion with Anthony Fung
The so-called Korean wave of popular entertainment, driven by South Korean movies, TV shows, and pop music, has been growing in influence across Asia since the 1980s. It has now burgeoned into being ...Show More
3) Gender and sexuality inclusivity in Hong Kong discussion: Eunice Yung, Dennis Philipse, and Suen Yiu
June is marked by large numbers of people around the world as “Pride Month”. This event is celebrated by members of the LGBTQ+ community and many others as a positive affirmation of diversity and an a...Show More
4) Interview with Ivan Hung on Covid-19 vaccines & local tours resume
Despite the fact that in Hong Kong Covid-19 vaccinations are easily accessible and free, the vaccination programme, launched more than three months ago, has resulted in only about 24% of the total pop...Show More
5) Renaming of Liberal Studies to Citizenship & Social Development discussion: Lau Chi-pang of CDC-HKEA
Liberal Studies was introduced in Hong Kong in 2009 as one of four senior secondary core subjects. The first liberal studies examinations were held in 2012. When introducing the subject, the governmen...Show More
6) The Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill discussion: EK Yeoh & David Fang
Hong Kong’s public healthcare system has been under pressure for some time. A growing ageing population, seasonal flu outbreaks, SARS and now Covid-19 have exacerbated the problems of long waiting tim...Show More
The Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill discussion: EK Yeoh & David Fang
23:07 | May 27th, 2021
7) Israel-Palestine latest conflict discussion with: Roland Vogt & James Morton
The horrific images of rockets raining down on both Arab and Jewish citizens in recent weeks represent yet another round in the seemingly unending circle of violence that has surround the Israeli Pale...Show More
Israel-Palestine latest conflict discussion with: Roland Vogt & James Morton
23:07 | May 20th, 2021
8) Covid-19 mutant variants & quarantine arrangement in HK discussion: Gilman Siu & Paul Zimmerman; tes
Last Saturday, police arrested two people, an Indian engineer and his girlfriend, for giving the authorities misleading and insufficient information about their contact history to health authorities a...Show More
9) India's second Covid-19 wave & interview with Surabhi Chopra on its impact on India
Last Thursday, Hong Kong recorded the first local infections of the highly transmissible Covid-19 N501Y mutant strain. The first known cases involve a domestic helper and a 10-month-old baby in her ca...Show More
10) Changes to the Companies Register with David Webb & Ricky Chim and relocation of pets
In mid-2006, the government initiated what it described as a “comprehensive rewrite” of the Companies Ordinance with the aim of modernising Hong Kong’s company law. In March 2014 the new Companies Ord...Show More