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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.
March 23, 2020Covid-19: Situation in Lan Kwai Fong; Quarantine monitoring in HK and situation in TaiwanOn Monday's Backchat, are non-Chinese here behaving badly, and is it time to close bars? Is Lan Kwai Fong a danger to public health? Later, we'll talk about the effectiveness of the electronic-bracelet that the people under medical surveillance are wea......more1h 2minPlay
March 20, 2020Foreign journalists in mainland; Covid-19 in Asia and EuropeOn Friday's Backchat, we'll first be discussing the expulsion of American journalists fromMainland China and Hong Kong. What impact will it have on the flow of information inside andoutside of China?From 9:00am-9:30am, we'll be talking more about ho......more1h 2minPlay
March 19, 2020Latest of Covid-19: Quarantine and Europe8:30am-9:00am Dr Henry Yeung, President of Hong Kong Doctors’ Union8:30am-9:00am Dr Gabriel Choi, Former President of the Hong Kong Medical Association9:00am-9:30am Florence de Changy, Correspondent for Le Monde and the French National Radio9:00am-9......more1h 2minPlay
March 18, 2020Covid-19: unemployment and leadershipsOn Wednesday's Backchat, we'll be talking about the employment and leadership. What are the implications of the rising unemployment figures for Hong Kong? If the situation continues to worsen as the Covid-19 impact intensifies, what measures should the......more1h 2minPlay
March 17, 2020Covid-19: Quarantine; how to maintain good mental health despite social distancingOn Tuesday's Backchat, the ins and outs of quarantine. How does compulsory home quarantinework, and how effective is it? What about the daily $200 dollar charge to avoid people fromabusing the quarantine facilities.On the second part of the program......more1h 2minPlay
March 16, 2020Covid-19:How do local businesses thrive?;Coronavirus in HK and USOn Monday's Backchat, we'll be looking at the latest news on the spread and containment of theCovid-19 virus here and around the world. While the government is appealing the public toavoid going out, how do local businesses survive? Is there a chance......more1h 2minPlay
March 13, 2020Covid-19: global movement of passengers and goods; a global reset in globalisation?On today's Backchat, we'll be discussing travel, trade and what lasting impact Covid-19 mightbring to the world. How will the global movement of passengers and goods be affected by thetravel bans? Are China and the US strengthened or weakened?Will t......more1h 2minPlay
March 12, 2020Covid-19: Education and Public Health measuresOn Thurday's Backchat, we'll be talking to a leading public health expert about how HK and other places have approached the virus - and where they have succeeded and failed. In the first part of the programme, the government's plans to resume school......more1h 2minPlay
March 11, 2020Local terrorism? ; Covid-19 and property marketOn today's Backchat, we'll be talking about terrorism. The police seizure of significant quantities of homemade explosives and bomb-making material over the weekend, and thearrest of 17 in a series of raids is raising the question of whether there is ......more1h 2minPlay
March 10, 2020Covid-19; Oil prices and markets, HK tourismOn Tuesday's Backchat, do we know how long we need to remain vigilant? Or is the worst oversoon? Could older children return to school?We'll also be discussing the impact of oil prices on the world economy. Are lower priceswelcome? Why have markets ......more59minPlay
FAQs about Backchat:How many episodes does Backchat have?The podcast currently has 2,732 episodes available.