Backchat

By RTHK.HK

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).

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How many episodes does Backchat have?

The podcast currently has 2,732 episodes available.

Backchat episodes:

July 19, 2022 Dwindling student numbers; calls for paper coffee cups to be replaced
8:30am-9:15am: shrinking students population
8:30am-9:15am: Mervyn Cheung, Chairman, HK Education Policy Concern Group
8:30am-9:00am: Chim Hon-ming, Principal of Chiu Sheung School, Hong Kong; Chairman of the Council of Central and Western District ...
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58min
July 18, 2022 Latest anti-Covid-19 measures; eligibility of consumption vouchers
8:30am-9:15am: latest anti-Covid-19 measures
8:30am-8:45am: Francis Fong, Honorary President, Hong Kong Information Technology Federation
8:40am-9:00am: Dr David Lam, lawmaker, Medical and health services sector
9:00am-9:15am: Agnes Lam, Associate P...
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58min
July 15, 2022 Developments in Kai Tak; hot weather
8:30am-9:15am: developments in Kai Tak
8:30am-9:15am: Jeff Bent, Managing Director, Worldwide Cruise Terminals
8:30am-9:15am: Ian Brownlee, Managing Director of Planning Consultancy Masterplan Ltd.
8:30am-9:15am: Ryan Ip, Head of Land & Housing Res...
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58min
July 14, 2022 Merger of Citybus and New World First Bus; James Webb telescope images
8:30am-9:15am: merger of Citybus and New World First Bus
8:30am-8:45am: Richard Hall, Chief Operating Officer at Bravo Transport
8:45am-9:15am: Alok Jain, CEO and Managing Director, Trans-Consult Ltd
8:45am-9:00am: Ben Hon, Chairman, Public Transpo...
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58min
July 13, 2022 Challenges faced by ethnic minorities during pandemic; salt levels in dim sum
8:30am-9:15am: Challenges faced by ethnic minorities during Covid-19
8:30am-9:15am: John Tse, executive director of Hong Kong Unison
8:30am-8:45am: Puja Kapai, Associate Professor, Department of Law, HKU
8:45am-9:00am: Dr Rizwan Ullah, Convener of ...
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58min
July 12, 2022 Covid-19 health codes; mandatory helmets for cyclists
8:30am-9:15am: Covid-19 health codes
8:30am-9:15am: Benjamin Cowling, Head of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong
8:30am-9:00am: Wong Kam-fai, Director, Centre for Innovation and Technolog...
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58min
July 11, 2022 Easing of pandemic travel restrictions; death of the former prime minister Shinzo Abe
8:30am-9:00am: easing of pandemic travel restrictions
8:30am-9:00am: Fanny Yeung, Executive Director of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong
8:45am-9:00am: Dr Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran, Associate Professor, Division of Public Health Laboratory S...
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58min
July 08, 2022 Intergenerational poverty; pilot scheme to improve the safety of pedestrians
8:30am-9:15am: Government’s task force tackling intergenerational poverty
8:30am-9:15am: Dr Rizwan Ullah, member of the Youth Development Commission; vice-principal of Law Ting Pong Secondary School
8:30am-9:15am: Peace Wong, Chief Officer (Policy Re...
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58min
July 07, 2022 Proposed citywide ban on the feeding of wild animals; New dinosaur exhibition at the Science Museum
8:30am-9:15am: proposed citywide ban on the feeding of wild animals
8:30am-9:00am: Dr Howard Wong, Director for Development of Veterinary Medicine at City University’s Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences
8:30am-9:15am: Hannah...
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58min
July 06, 2022 Pay rises for civil servants and a shorter work week; Sinovac's Omicron-targeted vaccine trial
8:30am-9:15am: civil servants’ pay rise and shorter work week
8:30am-9:00am: Francis Mok, Executive Council Member, Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management
8:30am-9:15am: Vera Yuen, Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of ...
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58min

FAQs about Backchat:

How many episodes does Backchat have?

The podcast currently has 2,732 episodes available.