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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 11, 2023Typhoon arrangements at the airport / Supporting children with special educational needsOn Wednesday’s Backchat were talking about typhoon arrangements, after hundreds of passengers were left stranded at the airport and MTR stations late on Sunday as Typhoon Koinu disrupted train and bus services.Many of those affected had just landed ......more55minPlay
October 10, 2023Sports development in Hong Kong / Wild boar attack on Stubbs RoadOn Tuesday’s Backchat, we're talking about Hong Kong's encouraging performance at the Asian Games, and we'll also be looking into the development of sports in the territory. With 660 athletes travelling from here to Hangzhou, this year's games has......more55minPlay
October 06, 2023Changes in Hong Kong's workforce / Early screening of prostate cancer / Asian GamesOn Friday's Backchat, we're talking about changes in Hong Kong's workforceA study by the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management found that 40 percent of employees interviewed believe they will work in an industry that doesn't exist today i......more55minPlay
October 05, 2023Schools and religion / Light rail collision in Yuen Long / Asian GamesOn Thursday's Backchat, we discuss the case of the Muslim students at a local school who were threatened with demerits unless they shaved their beards.The school later backtracked, after religious leaders pointed out the significance of beards for M......more55minPlay
October 04, 2023Hong Kong's attractiveness to visitors / Treating sleep apnea in children / Asian GamesOn Wednesday's Backchat, we’re looking at ways to make Hong Kong a more attractive tourist destination, after the number of outgoing travellers outstripped incoming tourists over the long weekend.While the city was bustling – with hundreds of thous......more55minPlay
October 03, 2023Calls to relax property market curbs / China's white paper on a "shared global future" / Asian GamesOn Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about calls from local developers to ease property market curbs, amid a downturn in prices and sales. The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, has said the administration will pragmatically review measures introduce......more55minPlay
September 29, 2023National Day "Golden Week" tourism rush / Asian GamesOn Friday's Backchat, we're talking about the National Day Golden Week, with up to a million mainland tourists expected to visit Hong Kong throughout the 8-day period. Coinciding with the newly launched Night Vibes HK Campaign, the highly anticipate......more55minPlay
September 28, 2023Deadly construction accident in West Kowloon / Sangxigdui relics / Asian GamesOn Thursday's Backchat, we discuss calls to strengthen construction safety, following a tragic accident at an MTRC-managed site where two workers died of suspected biogas inhalation. The pair were replacing the air-conditioning cooling pipes of the ......more55minPlay
September 27, 2023Calls to implement a cybersecurity law / Promoting the love of reading / Asian GamesOn Wednesday's Backchat, we’re discussing calls for a cybersecurity law, following a spate of hacking attacks targeting local institutions. Only days after tech hub Cyberport confirmed a leak exposing 400GB of personal data, the Consumer Council too......more55minPlay
September 26, 2023Two intellectually challenged brothers found dead at home / Flu season / Asian GamesOn today's Backchat, we talk about help for carers, after two mentally challenged brothers were found dead in a public housing flat last week.The men in their fifties were believed to have starved to death after their elderly mother was admitted to h......more55minPlay
FAQs about Backchat:How many episodes does Backchat have?The podcast currently has 2,732 episodes available.