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:

March 18, 2022 Education under the pandemic
On Friday’s Covid Update – Hong Kong saw a drop in Covid-19 cases on Thursday, reporting more
than 21,000 new infections. But health officials said it's too early to tell if the downward trend would
continue. 289 more Covid-19 deaths were reported,...
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32min
March 17, 2022 Closure of beaches in Hong Kong; and suitability of different types of mask
9:00am-9:15am: closure of beaches in Hong Kong
9:00am-9:15am: Martin Williams, Hong Kong based writer, photographer, videographer and conservationist
9:00am-9:15am: Dr Raymond Yip, Specialist in Orthopaedics & Traumatology
9:15am-9:30am: suitabilit...
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32min
March 16, 2022 Covid situation in other places
9:00am-9:30am: Covid situation in other places
9:00am-9:30am: Yang Lin, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Hong Kong Poly-technic University
9:00am-9:30am: Dale Fisher, Senior Consultant, of infectious Diseases, National Uni-versity Hospital in...
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32min
March 15, 2022 Earthquake
9:00am-9:30am: earthquake
9:00am-9:15am: Ms Lam Ching-chi, Senior Scientific Officer, Hong Kong Observatory
9:00am-9:30am: Chan Lung-sang, Honorary Professor of the Department of Earth Sci-ences at the University of Hong Kong
9:15am-9:30am: Alexis L...
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32min
March 14, 2022 Flight ban
On Monday’s Covid Update – Hong Kong reported a fall in infections with 29,381 new cases
reported on Friday, a slight drop from more than 31,000 cases in the previous day.
Almost two-thirds of the Friday number were confirmed via PCR tests at governme...
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32min
March 11, 2022 Outbreaks at elderly care homes
On Friday’s Covid Update – Is the worst over? Health officials say the fifth Covid wave that
have infected hundreds of thousands of people here appears to have peaked.
Still 31,402 new cases were reported on Thursday -- mostly via PCR tests at govern...
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32min
March 10, 2022 Social-distancing measures
9:00am-9:30am: social-distancing measures
9:00am-9:30am: Tricia Yap, founder of Limitless health; and co-founder of Save HK Fitness
9:00am-9:30am: Dan Van Hoy, Assistant Organizer with the Hong Kong Hiking Meetup
On Backchat, we'll be talking about...
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32min
March 09, 2022 Global sanctions against Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine.
After 9 on Backchat, we'll be talking about the economic and business impact brought by the
global sanctions against Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine.
Let us know what you think. You can leave a message on our Facebook page, Backchat on
RTHK Radio ...
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32min
March 08, 2022 Violence against women in Hong Kong
9:00am-9:30am: violence against women in Hong Kong
9:00am-9:30am: Annie Chan, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University
9:00am-9:30am: Sisi Liu, Representative of the Hong Kong Women's Coalition on Equal Oppor...
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32min
March 07, 2022 Mental health during lockdown
On Monday’s Covid Update and Backchat: the elderly, and the mental well-being of people in
isolation.
As of March 4, 72 percent of care homes for the elderly and disabled had reported cases. The
government has said it's hiring 1,000 temporary care wor...
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32min

FAQs about Backchat:

How many episodes does Backchat have?

The podcast currently has 2,732 episodes available.