With more participants than the Summer Olympics, the 19th (2022) Asian Games has begun, and will conclude on October 8th. Throughout, Radio 3 will be bringing you twice-daily Monday to Friday updates (excluding October 2nd), with sports reporters Hailey Yip and Jamie Clarke.

Join Jamie at 9.55 each morning with the Backchat team, and then Hailey will be In the Common Room at 5.50pm

And... as always

GO! HONG KONG

On Thursday's Backchat, we discuss the case of the Muslim students at a local school who were threatened with demerits unless they shaved their beards.

The school later backtracked, after religious leaders pointed out the significance of beards for Muslims.

But it's not the first time religious practices have come into conflict with school regulations in Hong Kong. Female Muslim students at another school have previously complained about not being allowed to wear headscarves.

So are some schools in Hong Kong lacking cultural sensitivity? Do we need a law against religious discrimination? Or should non-religious schools be free to set their own rules?

After 9:40, we talk about Wednesday's light rail collision, the second such case in two months.

At 9:55, Jamie Clarke will tell us the latest on the Asian Games.

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In Your Money, Carolyn Wright will be speaking with Ankit Suri, Co-founder of Planto, on what you need to know about investing in gold,

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