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Backchat episodes

September 16, 2020 Mass testing and the economy
On Wednesday’s Backchat, Mass testing effectiveness and the economy.
About 1.78 million people have taken part in the government’s multi-million mass testing programme for Covid-19 that ended on Monday. The 530-million-dollar project, that last for...
1 hr 2 min
September 15, 2020 The detained 12
On Tuesday’s Backchat, the detained 12.

Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Hua Chunying said on Sunday that 12 Hong Kong people detained as they tried to flee to Taiwan by speedboat are "separatists" who have been trying to split Hong Kong from China. H...
1 hr 2 min
September 14, 2020 covid-19 and economic impact / HKU's suicide survey / Covid 19 in the US
8:30-9:00 Covid 19 and economic impact
Benjamin Cowling, Professor and Division Head, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong
Vera Yuen, Lecturer, Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economi...
1 hr 2 min
September 11, 2020 Biodiversity loss and historic buildings in Central
On Friday’s Backchat, wildlife in freefall.
According to a new report by the WWF , the worlds animal population has dropped more than two-thirds in the last 50 years, as a result of accelerating unsustainable human activities.
The Living Planet Repo...
1 hr 2 min
September 10, 2020 Travel bubble / More on separation of powers
On Thursday’s Backchat, travel bubble and more on separation of powers.
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Edward Yau, said on Tuesday Hong Kong officials were in discussions with 11 countries about setting up travel bubbles.
Amo...
1 hr 2 min
September 09, 2020 Journalists in the cross fire / Artists making a living
On Wednesday’s Backchat, foreign journalists in the crossfire; and artists making a living.
Two Australian journalists were rushed out of China overnight after Chinese police sought to question
them, their employers said on Tuesday.
The withdrawal ...
1 hr 2 min
September 08, 2020 Protests on Sunday
On Tuesday’s Backchat, Kowloon protests on Sunday.
Police arrested nearly 300 people as people took to the streets for an anti-government rally on what would have been the day of the Legislative Council election.
Riot officers fired pepper balls in a...
1 hr 2 min
September 07, 2020 Latest developments of mass testing
On Monday’s Backchat, latest developments of mass testing.
The government will extend its universal Covid-19 testing scheme by four days to September 11. What do you make of that, and the latest figures on cases detected and tests taken? Could it be th...
1 hr 2 min
September 04, 2020 Separation of Powers in Hong Kong
On Friday’s Backchat, Separation of Powers in Hong Kong.
Education Secretary Kevin Yeung said on Monday that Hong Kong does not have a separation of powers and it would be wrong for school textbooks to suggest that it does. Yeung's comment follows a ...
1 hr 2 min
September 03, 2020 Recycling / Future of Uber in Hong Kong
On Thursday’s Backchat, recycling, and the future of Uber in Hong Kong.
The Environmental Protection Department says a food waste recycling plant at its EcoPark in Tuen Mun stopped operations in July after failing to meet the recycling targets speci...
1 hr 2 min

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