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Hong Kong Today
Hong Kong Today
Description:
RTHK's morning news programme. Weekdays 6:30 - 8:00
Presenter:
Ben Tse and Peter Koveos

2026-05-19
Tuesday

Now playing: 'Musk vs OpenAI verdict expected'
Selected audio segments:
No immediate Ebola risk in Hong Kong, doctor says  Listenfacebook
Amid the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring Uganda, a family doctor in Hong Kong says people do not need to be overly concerned. Doctor Lam Wing-wo says there's no immediate risk of an infection here. He also advised the public to be on guard against the rat hepatitis E virus after Hong Kong recorded the first local infection this year, noting the mortality rate for high-risk individuals is up to 25 percent. He spoke to Elvis Yu.
World health authorities racing to contain Ebola outbreak  Listenfacebook
Health workers are racing to contain Congo’s fast-spreading Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization on Sunday declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. This virus comes hot on the heels of the hantavirus that has gripped global attention. Jamie Clarke reports.
Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI  Listenfacebook
Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against OpenAI. The trial had widely been seen as a critical moment for the future of OpenAI and artificial intelligence generally, both in how it should be used and who should benefit from it. Jamie Clarke reports.
'Musk vs OpenAI verdict expected'  Listenfacebook
Our Silicon Valley correspondent Mark Niu has been covering the Musk versus OpenAI case. He told Ben Tse that this verdict was very much expected.
Putin's China visit set to raise bilateral ties higher  Listenfacebook
Russian President Vladimir Putin is paying a landmark state visit to China on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Beijing saying the trip could raise bilateral relations to a higher level. Hailey Yip reports.
Trump visit 'achieves strategic stability in China-US ties'  Listenfacebook
President Xi Jinping said the "constructive strategic stability" between China and the United States achieved when he met American counterpart Donald Trump in Beijing last week was a positive development with cooperation as the mainstay. Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor of politics and international relations at East China Normal University in Shanghai, and Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, spoke on RTHK's Backchat programme about the significance of Trump's China visit.
CUHK AI lab set to train robotic brains  Listenfacebook
The Chinese University of Hong Kong has set up a new AI lab at the Science Park. It's focus is to train robotic brains. Professor Li Zhongyu, the lab's co-director, told Natasha Ho about what makes robots tick.
Two dead after 5.2-magnitude quake hits Guangxi  Listenfacebook
Two people have been killed after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Four others were injured in the tremor, which struck at a depth of eight kilometres during the small hours of Monday. Natasha Ho reports.
China factory output up 5.6pc, retail sales up 1.9pc  Listenfacebook
The nation's value-added industrial output in the first four months of this year increased by 5.6 percent from 2025. Official data also showed that retail sales of consumer goods expanded by 1.9 percent over the same period. Chloe Feng reports.
Rescuers in Maldives aim to recover Italian divers  Listenfacebook
Authorities in the Maldives are investigating multiple possible factors behind the deaths of five Italian divers in a deepwater cave last week. One body has been recovered so far. The four remaining bodies were found yesterday and efforts are ongoing to recover them. Jamie Clarke has details.
Nervy Arsenal beat Burnley to keep title in sights  Listenfacebook
Arsenal have one hand on their first Premier League title in 22 years after a nervy one-nil win over Burnley at home. As Todd Harding tells us, victory opens up a five-point lead for the Gunners over Manchester City at the top of the table.

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