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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 cal... more
FAQs about Backchat:How many episodes does Backchat have?The podcast currently has 2,732 episodes available.
April 22, 2020Article 22 and Beijing interference in HK / Changes at the top of the civil serviceOn Wednesday's Backchat, we'll be discussing the ongoing controversy over Article 22 of Basic Law, and the role of the Liaison Office and the HKMAO. The CE has said that they 'can certainly express their views when exercising their power of supervision......more1h 2minPlay
April 21, 2020Latest Covid-19 situation; The Liaision OfficeOn Tuesday's Backchat, the latest Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong, and the Liaison Office. With no new cases being reported, for the first time since early March, can virus control measures be reduced? What about the economic relief measures? Is Hong ......more58minPlay
April 20, 2020Arrests of pan-dems on the weekend;dispute over Article 22; latest of Covid-19We're talking politics in the firtst part of the programme today after the arrest of 15 figures from the pan-democratic camp on Saturday for their roles in unlawful protests last year. And a developing dispute over Article 22 and its applicatbility to......more1h 2minPlay
April 17, 2020Judicial independence at risk? / How safe is Zoom?On Friday's Backchat, is judicial independence at risk in Hong Kong? A Reuters report on Tuesday quoted some senior judges as saying the independence of Hong Kong's judicial system is "under assault" from the Chinese Communist Party, posing the gravest......more1h 1minPlay
April 16, 2020World Health OrganisationOn Thursday's Backchat, the World Health Organisation. President Trump has announced he is freezing all US funding to the WHO - roughly US$500 million a year - over the way it handled the Covid-19 situation. What do you make of the decision, and the p......more59minPlay
April 15, 2020Covid 19: Education / Filibustering and interferenceOn Wednesday's Backchat, education, filibustering and interference. Should the DSE exams should continue to take place on April 24th and should private schools consider freezing school fees next year? In the second part of the programme, we'll be tal......more59minPlay
April 14, 2020Covid-19 The latest in Singapore / HK and USOn Tuesday's Backchat, fresh from the Easter break we catch up on developments in Hong Kong and progress in the community's fight against Covid 19.Let us know your thoughts. You can leave a message on our Facebook page Backchat on RTHK Radio 3, email......more1hPlay
April 09, 2020Government’s HKD$130 billion relief measuresOn Thursday's Backchat, we'll discuss the government's relief package to help businesses and employees affected by the Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong. How effective are the measures? Is it comprehensive enough? What about those businesses that are no......more58minPlay
April 08, 2020Covid-19 in HK, UK and the USOn Wednesday's Backchat: As British Prime Boris Johnson becomes the first world leader placed in intensive care, how have foreign countries been handling the Coronavirus outbreak? Should the US and UK be taking tips from how Hong Kong and mainland Chin......more1h 2minPlay
April 07, 2020Covid-19: Animals / Academic yearOn Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about caring for our pets during the coronavirus outbreak. How vulnerable are cats and dogs to contracting Covid-19? And now comes the news that a tiger at a zoo in New York has tested positive for the virus. Earlie......more58minPlay
FAQs about Backchat:How many episodes does Backchat have?The podcast currently has 2,732 episodes available.