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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.
October 23, 2018Everyday Racism / Plastic Waste from PicnickersOn Tuesday's Backchat, everyday racism. Have you experienced abuse or discrimination in Hong Kong because of your colour or nationality? Maybe its been on a small scale and not a matter for police or the authorities? Do you think racism is getting ......more59minPlay
October 22, 2018Freedom in Hong Kong / "Add Oil"On Monday's Backchat, are we losing our freedoms in Hong Kong? Some argue that our legislature is being neutralised, with unprecedented party bans and rule changes, lawmakers removed from office and jailed, other facing lifelong bans on standing fo......more59minPlay
October 19, 2018Ban on E-cigarettes / Chinese warning to Hong Kong media over interference with mainland politicsOn Friday's Backchat, the ban on e-cigarettes. The CE has changed a plan to restrict their sale to minors, and the latest proposal will prohibit the import, sales and promotion of e-cigarettes and other new tobacco products. The plan has triggered ......more59minPlay
October 18, 2018MTR : Serious Delays on Tuesday / Kowloon West By-electionBackchat returns on Thursday, when we will talk about the unprecedented transport chaos on Tuesday. The serious delays on the main urban routes of the MTR - which lasted for more than six hours - affected millions of commuters, and created chaos in......more59minPlay
October 15, 2018Lantau Tomorrow and East Lantau Metropolis / Graduate Posts in Primary and Secondary SchoolsOn Monday's Backchat Lantau Tomorrow AKA the East Lantau Metropolis. Chief Executive Carrie Lam has unveiled a "Lantau Tomorrow" vision, which involves a major reclamation of about 1,700 hectares yielding housing for some 1.1 million and a third eco......more59minPlay
October 12, 2018Review of Policy Address 2018On Friday, from 8-9am, Chief Executive Carrie Lam herself will join us in our studio to answer your questions and listen to your comments on the Policy Address.What do you make of the policy initiatives and where do you think she fell short? Will t......more29minPlay
October 11, 2018Review of Policy Address 2018We're reviewing the Policy Address on Thursday's Backchat. Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced a range of plans, with a focus on housing and land supply. At the heart of it is the "Lantau Tomorrow Vision", involving a major reclamation of about......more59minPlay
October 10, 2018Climate Change / Sub-contractors banned over faults in the construction of the Shatin-Central LinkOn Wednesday's Backchat, climate change. Leading climate scientists on the UN's IPCC have warned that we have only 12 years to limit a catastrophe, that would extend to rising sea levels, more widespread disease, smaller crop yields, and devastatio......more59minPlay
October 09, 2018Denial of FT Editor Victor Mallet’s Working Visa / Detention of Former Interpol President Meng HongwOn Tuesday's Backchat, more on FT Editor Victor Mallet's visa. Is the decision the latest in a string of attacks on the freedoms Hong Kong has enjoyed, as the newspaper claims? Is it retribution for crossing a line that everyone knew about? Is it a......more59minPlay
FAQs about Backchat:How many episodes does Backchat have?The podcast currently has 2,732 episodes available.