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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 calling us on 233 88 266, find us on Facebook - Backchat on RTHK Radio 3, or email backchat@rthk.hk
Listen live on Radio 3's homepage - www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3
The Backchat podcast is available after each live broadcast
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Pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses / Storm scare on a Hong Kong-bound flight
On Friday's Backchat, we're discussing ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses.
Dubbed as the "most sweeping and prolonged" demonstrations since the Vietnam war protests in the 1960s and 70s, the current unrest has seen dozens of students oc... -
Changes to the minimum wage / Closure of President Cinema in Causeway Bay
On Thursday’s Backchat we’re talking about a new system for setting Hong Kong’s minimum wage which will take economic growth and consumer prices into account and mean that it can never be cut back below its existing level in future.
Secretary for Lab... -
Closure of schools / Waste management in rural areas
On Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about calls for better supervision of school closures.
Controversy has arisen over the case of Rosaryhill Secondary School, in Wan Chai, which is planning to close earlier than orginally announced. Its sponsoring ... -
Hong Kong's deepening ties with the Middle East / Citybus' hiring of 20 non-local bus drivers
On Monday’s Backchat, we're talking about Hong Kong's deepening ties with the Middle East.
Last week, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia ratified a legal pact in a move aimed at strengthening cooperation in matters related to dispute avoidance and resolutio... -
Audit's report on dental services / Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Miss Lieser" painting sold to HK buy
On Friday's Backchat, we're talking about the Audit Commission's latest report on public dental services.
The auditor found that the daily number of appointment quotas at public dental clinics dropped by 50 percent from 40,322 in 2018-19 to 20,337 i... -
Flexible working trends / China Space Day
On Thursday's Backchat, we’re asking if flexible working is becoming the new normal.
Singapore has just announced that employers must consider employees’ requests for four-day weeks and work from home from December onwards.
First introduced in resp...