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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 29, 2023Hong Kong's first AI curriculum / Dangers of cannabidiol candiesOn Thursday's Backchat, we will look at Hong Kong's first official plan to teach kids about AI.The Education Bureau is recommending schools include 10 to 14 hours of AI lessons into the local junior secondary curriculum over three years starting from......more55minPlay
June 28, 2023Aircraft safety / School bullying surveyOn Wednesday's Backchat, we'll look at aircraft safety procedures-- after 11 people were injured in an evacuation following an aborted take-off on a Cathay Pacific flight.Shortly after midnight on Saturday, flight CX880 to Los Angeles experienced a "......more55minPlay
June 27, 2023Melting Himalayan glaciers / Enforcement against HK$2 transport subsidy fraudOn Tuesday's Backchat, we'll discuss climate change and more specifically -- melting glaciers. This comes after a report by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, or ICIMOD, found that the Himalayan glaciers, which provide crit......more55minPlay
June 26, 2023University rankings / Regulations to tackle SMS scamsOn Monday's Backchat, we discuss university attractiveness both locally and internationally, as three Hong Kong universities advanced to the top 10 of the Times Higher Education's latest Asia University Rankings. While The University of Hong Kong (HK......more55minPlay
June 23, 2023"Catastrophic implosion" of the Titan submersible / Small intestinal cancer increasesOn Friday's Backchat, we're talking about the "catastrophic implosion" of a submersible that disappeared on its way to the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean - killing all five people onboard.The sombre announcement by the US Coast Guard......more55minPlay
June 21, 2023Monitoring of patients with violent tendencies / Pneumonia superbug treatmentOn Wednesday's Backchat we're talking about proposals to tighten up monitoring of psychiatric patients with violent tendencie, in the wake of the horrific double-murder at a Diamond Hill mall earlier this month.For now, patients who were admitted to ......more55minPlay
June 20, 2023New EDB guidelines for teachers / Watermelon FestivalOn Tuesday's Backchat, we look into the Education Bureau's latest guidelines on teacher-student interactions, which it says are aimed at enhancing educators' values and professionalism.Distributed to schools territory-wide, the new guidelines stipula......more55minPlay
June 19, 2023Plagiarism allegations at the High Court / Mutilated tree in Ma On ShanOn Monday's Backchat, we look into the workload of the city's legal professionals, which the Hong Kong Bar Association says is heavier than that in overseas jurisdictions. This comes after High Court judge Wilson Chan was accused of handing down a jud......more55minPlay
June 16, 2023AI and the workforce / Hong Kong's luxury property marketOn Friday's Backchat, we discuss AI technology and its impact on the local workforce. Published on Wednesday, the 2023 Hong Kong Salary Guide revealed that AI-based technologies would affect 800,000 employees, which amounts to around 25 percent of th......more55minPlay
June 15, 2023Fukushima waste water release / Nano parksOn Thursday's Backchat we're talking about Japan's plan to release radioactive wastewater into the sea this year – something that's been strongly opposed by its neighbours, including Hong Kong.Some lawmakers here have called for an immediate ban on a......more55minPlay
FAQs about Backchat:How many episodes does Backchat have?The podcast currently has 2,732 episodes available.