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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.
June 14, 2024EU election results / International Gastronomy Forum, MacauOn this week's programme, we're talking about the EU election results, as far-right parties made significant gains seconding the centre-right.In a move sending shock waves within his own camp, French President Emmanuel Macron called for snap legisla......more55minPlay
June 13, 2024New tobacco control measures on the pipeline / Resignation of foreign judgesOn Thursday's Backchat, we're talking about tobacco control.Health authorities are proposing to implement 10 new tobacco control measures, which would include a ban on e-cigarette possession, flavoured cigarettes and as well as forbid members of th......more55minPlay
June 12, 2024Blunders at Cathay cadet training school / AI privacy guidelinesOn Wednesday’s Backchat, we're talking about calls to review the hiring and training of local pilots. This comes as a pilot training school in the United States suspended all solo flights for Cathay cadets, after three blunders -- including a wingti......more55minPlay
June 11, 2024Hong Kong's role in space development / Mental health app / Dragon Boat racesOn Tuesday’s Backchat, we're talking about Hong Kong’s role in space development. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University announced that a device it had developed has enabled China’s Chang’e space mission to successfully sample soil from the far side of ......more55minPlay
June 07, 2024UK elections / NGO report on Nepalese youthOn this week’s programme, we're talking about the UK general elections. British people will be called to the polling stations on July 4, in an election that could see Conservatives ousted by their Labour rivals after 14 years in power.Immigration......more55minPlay
June 06, 2024Expansion of sexual conviction checks / Use of commercial drones in Hong KongIn the first part of Thursday's Backchat, we're talking about authorities' plans to expand sexual conviction record checks to include the self-employed and volunteers.Employers will soon be able to know whether tutors and coaches they hire had sexua......more55minPlay
June 05, 2024Improper use of medication among the elderly / Hong Kong ranked "Asia's busiest" super-prime housingOn Wednesday's programme, we're talking about medicine use among seniors. The Pharmaceutical Care Foundation called on the medical sector to set-up a unified prescription drug system, warning that the current mechanism leaves the city's elderly vulner......more55minPlay
June 04, 2024Water price increase proposals / Road subsidence incident in Sham Shui PoOn Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about the government's proposals to raise water bills. Citing budget deficit and record low recovery rates of water services operating accounts, authorities are suggesting a gradual increase in water services for t......more55minPlay
June 03, 2024Former US President Donald Trump's guilty verdict / Hong Kong's new courtesy campaignsIn the first half of Monday’s Backchat, we’re talking about the conviction of former US President Donald Trump. A New York jury found the former leader and Republican candidate guilty on all 34 counts of tampering business records and concealing paym......more55minPlay
FAQs about Backchat:How many episodes does Backchat have?The podcast currently has 2,732 episodes available.