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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 [email protected] Listen live on Radio 3's homepage - www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3 The Backchat podcast is available after each live broadcast

Personal injuries in restaurants and liability / HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens

55 mins; May 23, 2023

Eye health / Knee conditions among over 60s

54 mins; May 22, 2023

San Tin IT hub / e-HKD digital currency pilot scheme

55 mins; May 21, 2023

Animal protection / CLP Clock Tower heritage museum

55 mins; May 18, 2023

Expanded talent list / Football betting and match-fixing

55 mins; May 17, 2023

Tighter health checks for professional drivers / Labour Department's domestic helper ticket giveaway

55 mins; May 16, 2023

Cybersecurity and online fraud / Skateboard safety standards

54 mins; May 15, 2023

Transport subsidy scheme abuse / Mother's Day F&B performance

55 mins; May 14, 2023

Rights of critically ill patients / Hong Kong co-hosting the National Games

54 mins; May 11, 2023

New guidelines on heat strokes at work / Difficulties faced by disabled parents

55 mins; May 10, 2023

Loneliness / WHO's classification of COVID

55 mins; May 09, 2023

Mental health problems among young people / New heat stroke warning system

55 mins; May 08, 2023

Property management fees / 48th International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva

54 mins; May 07, 2023

Tourism trends during Golden Week / Relaxed police entry requirements

55 mins; May 04, 2023

Revamped district councils / Evictions of homeless people in Kwun Tong

55 mins; May 03, 2023

Illegal wildlife trade in Hong Kong / Mainland driving quotas for HK vehicles

55 mins; May 02, 2023

Penalty system for taxi drivers / Ethnic minority bus drivers

55 mins; May 01, 2023

New rules on subsidised flats / Discounted cinema tickets

54 mins; April 27, 2023

Minimum wage / Diabetes amongst under 30s

55 mins; April 26, 2023

HKDSE English exam / Revamped Aberdeen wet market

55 mins; April 25, 2023

"Happy HK" campaign / Skateboarding facilities in Hong Kong

55 mins; April 24, 2023

Long Covid / Hong Kong Productivity Council Wins Three International Awards

55 mins; April 23, 2023

Under-enrolled schools in Hong Kong / New species of box jellyfish

55 mins; April 20, 2023

Pressure on the local healthcare system / Rare partial solar eclipse

54 mins; April 19, 2023

Relaxing land guidelines for brownfield sites / Covid sub-variant

55 mins; April 18, 2023

Roadside tree management / Supermarket Price Survey

55 mins; April 17, 2023

Labour Shortage in the Aviation Industry/Marathon Rescheduled to January 2024

55 mins; April 16, 2023

Ferrry to increase fares / Life of veteran HK actor Richard Ng

55 mins; April 13, 2023

The evolution of the book industry / Black-faced Spoonbill census

55 mins; April 12, 2023

Flu season / Credit card fraud

54 mins; April 11, 2023

Shortage of Elderly services workers / Food and Beverage sector after Easter Holidays

55 mins; April 10, 2023

Foster care in Hong Kong / School closure

54 mins; April 05, 2023

HKU President's Forum – Science and Society / What happened to Covid?

55 mins; April 03, 2023

Hong Kong Science Festival/Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

55 mins; April 02, 2023

Labour shortages in HK

55 mins; March 30, 2023

The role of artificial intelligence in education / Solar panels washing up to HK shores

55 mins; March 29, 2023

Mainland budget tours in Hong Kong / ESF tuition fee increment

55 mins; March 28, 2023

Medical Recruitment Day in London / Castaway Pets

55 mins; March 27, 2023

Global Warming/International Golf

55 mins; March 26, 2023

Toll rates of road tunnels / New linkage with MTR fares

55 mins; March 23, 2023

President Xi Jinping Russia trip / “Harbour-improvement” reclamation

55 mins; March 22, 2023

Regulating job-hopping for foreign domestic helpers / The workplace happiness index

54 mins; March 21, 2023

Lantau Road Improvement / New Cell Entry Mechanism for Covid

54 mins; March 20, 2023

A Lack of Sleep and "Long Covid"/Return of International Cricket to Hong Kong

55 mins; March 19, 2023

Dog poisoning cases in HK / The arrangements on the free flight tickets

55 mins; March 16, 2023

A possible bus fare hike / Health risks posed by dried meat snacks

55 mins; March 15, 2023

Oscar awards 2023 / Special way to prevent children from myopia

55 mins; March 14, 2023

Two sessions in China / Genetic Mutation Found for Eczema Cause

55 mins; March 13, 2023

Agriculture Industry and Organic Farming / Reopening of the Cruise Terminal

54 mins; March 12, 2023

Hong Kong’s attractiveness to mainland tourists / The first international treaty to protect the high

57 mins; March 09, 2023

Hospital Authority recruiting doctors in the UK / Birds flying into glass on buildings

55 mins; March 08, 2023

International Women’s Day / Youth poverty

55 mins; March 07, 2023

Driving age cap for taxi drivers? / Kidney disease

55 mins; March 06, 2023

'Two sessions' gathering in Beijing / Fire safety considerations for high rise buildings

55 mins; March 05, 2023

Removal of the mask mandate / Anotherr safety scare in public hospitals

55 mins; March 02, 2023

Impact of the murder of socialite Abby Choi / The concerns green groups have on the removal of the m

55 mins; March 01, 2023

Transgender youth issues / Masks after mask ban

55 mins; February 28, 2023

Mask mandate / Impact of new rules for Children’s TV

55 mins; February 27, 2023

Review of the 2023 Budget

55 mins; February 26, 2023

The 2023 Budget

58 mins; February 22, 2023

Supply of school lunches / Proper maintenance of hospital equipment

58 mins; February 21, 2023

Artificial intelligence based tool - ChatGPT

58 mins; February 20, 2023

Local population drops / Prepaid SIM cards

58 mins; February 19, 2023

HKeToll scheme’s delay / Animals rights

58 mins; February 16, 2023

Changing landscape the local media industry / Taiwan tourism

58 mins; February 15, 2023

Air quality / Endangered bird sighted in Hong Kong

58 mins; February 14, 2023

Hong Kong into the digital era / Valentine’s Day survey

58 mins; February 13, 2023

Chief Executive's trip to the Middle East / Oxfam trailwalker

58 mins; February 12, 2023

Turkey-Syria earthquake / Hong Kong Marathon

58 mins; February 09, 2023

How attractive Hong Kong is to expats? / The movie ‘To My Nineteen-year-old Self’

58 mins; February 08, 2023

Transgender rights in Hong Kong; prevalence of young-onset dementia

58 mins; February 07, 2023

Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands Project; rat glue board traps endangering wild animals

58 mins; February 06, 2023

Full border reopening between Hong Kong and mainland China; "Hello Hong Kong" campaign

58 mins; February 05, 2023

Negative equity in Hong Kong; Covid-positive people visiting restaurants and clinics

58 mins; February 02, 2023

Future of Star Ferry; Promoting Hong Kong

58 mins; February 01, 2023

Falling birth rates; pet rabbits

58 mins; January 31, 2023

Light public housing; Recycling Laisee

58 mins; January 30, 2023

How the tourism industry is doing; illegal fireworks displays

58 mins; January 29, 2023

Looking ahead to the Budget 2023; CUHK art exhibition celebrating the Year of Rabbit

58 mins; January 26, 2023

Scrapping of Covid isolation rules; 2023 forecasts for the Year of the Rabbit

58 mins; January 25, 2023

Proposal to start livestreaming court cases; Palace Museum new gallery

58 mins; January 19, 2023

Hong Kong’s impending return to normality; City University of Hong Kong's cow farm

58 mins; January 18, 2023

China’s birth control policy; study centre for ethnic minority children with special education needs

58 mins; January 17, 2023

Medical liability; Legacy of Uncle Ray

58 mins; January 16, 2023

Prospects for a revival in tourism; No free Covid-19 jabs for non-Hong Kong residents

58 mins; January 15, 2023

Reopening of the high-speed railway; wild boars

58 mins; January 12, 2023

Rise in the minimum wage to HK$40 per hour; ‘reduce and remove’ therapy for liver cancer patients

58 mins; January 11, 2023

Border reopening - economy; Reaction to the Youth Development Blueprint

58 mins; January 10, 2023

Cross-border students; one-dollar-plastic bag levy

58 mins; January 09, 2023

Newly reopened northern border situation

58 mins; January 08, 2023

Latest arrangement of border reopening; vaccinations in Hong Kong

58 mins; January 05, 2023

Overcrowding in public hospitals; Primary Healthcare Blueprint

58 mins; January 04, 2023

Hong Kong’s economic outlook for 2023; marine pollution

58 mins; January 03, 2023

Further relaxation of Covid-19 rules in Hong Kong; the upcoming reopening of the border with the mai

58 mins; January 02, 2023

The Best of Backchat 2022 - Part 3

58 mins; December 29, 2022

The Best of Backchat 2022 - Part 2

58 mins; December 28, 2022

The Best of Backchat 2022 - Part 1

58 mins; December 27, 2022

Hongkongers' propensity for saving; flu's impact on emergency wards

58 mins; December 22, 2022

Updated plan to build three artificial islands off Lantau; further relaxation of Covid rules

58 mins; December 21, 2022

Youth Development Blueprint; pupils’ eyesight during the pandemic

58 mins; December 20, 2022

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