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    Presenters:Brian Wong and CM Chan

    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

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    11/03/2026

    Iran war updates / Hong Kong Science Museum's new exhibits / More snakes spotted in Tseung Kwan O

    On this programme, we looked at the conflict in the Middle East, after US President Donald Trump sent confusing signals hinting that the Iran war could end soon. At the same time, Mr Trump is saying that the US could hit the country “twenty times harder”.

    After the break, a curator from the Hong Kong Science Museum told us more about the three new permanent galleries in the museum that focus on how modern technology, such as AI, robotics, and biotechnology, shapes daily life and future innovations.

    And to wrap it up, a lawmaker and pest control experts gave us some tips on what to do if you see snakes, after some residents in Tseung Kwan O reported a spike in sightings.

    9:05am-9:30am: Iran War updates

    Speakers:

    Jeffrey Sachs, Economist and Professor at Columbia University

    Hussein Askary, Vice-President of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden

    James Dorsey, Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University

    9:32am-9:43am: Hong Kong Science Museum's new exhibits

    Speaker: Kenus Yan, Curator (Exhibition Enhancement), Hong Kong Science Museum

    9:43am-10:00am: More snakes spotted in Tseung Kwan O

    Speakers:

    Christine Fong, Lawmaker and Sai Kung District Councillor

    Francis Pazos, Chair of No Bed Bugs HK

    William Sargent, Snake catcher

    11/03/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    11/03/2026 - Iran war updates: part 1

    11/03/2026 - Iran war updates: part 2

    11/03/2026 - Hong Kong Science Museum's new exhibits

    11/03/2026 - More snakes spotted in Tseung Kwan O

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    Pause of US military aid to Ukraine / Beijing "Two Sessions" meeting update

    Presenters:Brian Wong and CM Chan

    On today's Backchat, we talk about the deepening rift between the US and Ukraine.

    This comes as US President Donald Trump paused military aid to the war-torn country, following a clash with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
    In a televised address following the announcements, French President Emmanuel Macron called these developments the beginning of a "new era", adding that France would not rule out sharing its nuclear deterrence to protect European allies against the "Russian threat."
    In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry described Macron’s speech as "out of touch" and "contradictory", in an intensifying war of words between the two countries. Is the international order shifting? We'll ask the experts.
    After 9:45, we bring you the latest from the "Two Sessions" meeting, currently under way in Beijing.


    9:05am-9:45am: Withdrawal of US military assistance to Ukraine

    9:05am-9:45am: Kenneth Houston, Lecturer in International Relations at Mahidol University (Thailand)

    9:05am-9:45am: Peter Beattie, Associate Professor and Programme Director, MSSCc in Global Political Economy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong


    9:50am-10:00am: Beijing "Two Sessions" meeting update

    9:50am-10:00am: Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at the Taihe Institute

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