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Backchat is RTHK Radio 3"s week-daily current affairs discussion programme, with expert panels and listener participation. It airs every Monday to Friday from 9.05am - 10am (HKT). Have your say by calling us on 233 88 266, find us on Facebook - Backchat on RTHK Radio 3, or email backchat@rthk.hk Listen live on Radio 3"s homepage - www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3 The Backchat podcast is available after each live broadcast

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Safety of plastic tableware alternatives / Should...

Backchat ·

2024/05/16

On today's Backchat, we're talking about the alternatives to plastic tableware that are fast becoming the new norm after the ban on single use plastics took effect late last month. Most restaurants have adapted swiftly, switching to a mixture of pape...

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00:54:59

"Mercy" release of animals / Community living rooms /...

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2024/05/15

On Wednesday's Backchat, we're talking about "mercy" release, an outlawed ritual which consists in releasing captive animals into the wild in the hopes of getting good fortune. The practice has long been decried by conservationists as a threat to ani...

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00:54:59

Overseas promotion of Hong Kong artists/ Aurora...

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2024/05/14

On Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about Hong Kong's role as an international cultural centre. Local think-tank the Hong Kong Coalition is calling on the city's arts bodies to boost the sector's outreach on the mainland as well as overseas, highlig...

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00:54:59

Calls to enhance support for working mothers / Doulos...

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2024/05/13

On Monday's Backchat, we're talking about gender-based income inequalities. A study conducted by the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Union found that the income gap between man and woman widened from HK$2,500 in 2021 to 3,600 last year, with grassroot...

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Xi Jinping's Europe visit / EOC's practical...

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2024/05/10

On Friday's Backchat, we are talking about President Xi Jinping's six-day state visit to Europe, which includes France, Serbia and Hungary. President Xi's visit kicked off earlier this week in Paris, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic...

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IB exam "time zone cheating" / Longer...

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2024/05/09

On Thursday's Backchat, we’re talking about what can be done to stop exam cheating via online platforms. The International Baccalaureate Organisation has confirmed that some students sitting this year’s IB assessments appear to have engaged in online...

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00:54:59

Hong Kong's road resilience in the face of extreme...

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2024/05/08

On Wednesday's Backchat, we're talking about the impact of extreme weather on infrastructure. A section of Clearwater Bay Road collapsed at the weekend, amid the heavy downpour which triggered landslides and caused flooding in several parts of the N...

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Changing spending habits among tourists / Leonard...

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2024/05/07

On Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about spending habits among mainland tourists. Immigration figures show that about 760,000 mainland visitors came to Hong Kong during the five-day Labour Day holiday, a 19% increase compared to last year. The city...

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Improving housing quality / EMSD data leak

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2024/05/06

On Monday's Backchat, we're talking about calls to improve public housing quality. Think tank Our Hong Kong Foundation says it is now time to prioritise quality over quantity, as the average waiting time for a public flat is expected to drop from th...

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00:54:59

Pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses / Storm scare...

Backchat ·

2024/05/03

On Friday's Backchat, we're discussing ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses. Dubbed as the "most sweeping and prolonged" demonstrations since the Vietnam war protests in the 1960s and 70s, the current unrest has seen dozens of students oc...

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Changes to the minimum wage / Closure of President...

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2024/05/02

On Thursday’s Backchat we’re talking about a new system for setting Hong Kong’s minimum wage which will take economic growth and consumer prices into account and mean that it can never be cut back below its existing level in future. Secretary for Lab...

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Closure of schools / Waste management in rural areas

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2024/04/30

On Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about calls for better supervision of school closures. Controversy has arisen over the case of Rosaryhill Secondary School, in Wan Chai, which is planning to close earlier than orginally announced. Its sponsoring ...

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Hong Kong's deepening ties with the Middle East /...

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2024/04/29

On Monday’s Backchat, we're talking about Hong Kong's deepening ties with the Middle East. Last week, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia ratified a legal pact in a move aimed at strengthening cooperation in matters related to dispute avoidance and resolutio...

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Audit's report on dental services / Gustav Klimt's...

Backchat ·

2024/04/26

On Friday's Backchat, we're talking about the Audit Commission's latest report on public dental services. The auditor found that the daily number of appointment quotas at public dental clinics dropped by 50 percent from 40,322 in 2018-19 to 20,337 i...

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Flexible working trends / China Space Day

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2024/04/25

On Thursday's Backchat, we’re asking if flexible working is becoming the new normal. Singapore has just announced that employers must consider employees’ requests for four-day weeks and work from home from December onwards. First introduced in resp...

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Serious flu cases in children and adults / Parkour...

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2024/04/24

On Wednesday's Backchat, we're talking about serious flu cases and calls for citizens to be vaccinated. The medical sector is urging members of the public to get their flu jabs after an eight-year-old unvaccinated girl, infected with the influenza A ...

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Extreme weather and waste reduction / Hong Kong's...

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2024/04/23

On today's Backchat, we're talking about extreme weather and waste reduction, which were key themes of Earth Day on Monday. This year's Earth Day came amid a series of weather events recorded around the world over the past few days. Authorities in ...

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Single use plastic ban / MTR 45th anniversary exhibition

Backchat ·

2024/04/22

On Monday's Backchat, we're talking about the ban on single use plastic. Starting Monday — which is Earth Day — catering premises will no longer be able to provide disposable expanded polystyrene tableware, which includes single-use plastic straws, s...

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Iran-Israel conflict / Hockey 5's

Backchat ·

2024/04/19

On Friday's Backchat, we're talking about escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.Last week, Iran fired over 300 drones and missiles in retaliation to its foe's strike on a diplomatic compound in Damascus earlier this month, killing 16, includin...

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Government spending / Making Hong Kong a...

Backchat ·

2024/04/18

On Thursday's Backchat, we're talking about how to make the best use of public funds at a time when all government departments are being asked to tighten their belts.Legislators have been meeting all week in a Special Finance Committee session to qu...

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