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    Presenters:Danny Gittings and Janice Wong

    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  

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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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    Medical prescription mechanism review / Plans to allow pets on public transport

    Presenters:Danny Gittings and Janice Wong

    On Thursday's programme, we’re talking about proposals to increase the cost of prescription drugs at public hospitals and clinics.

    Currently, patients pay only HK$15 for up to 16-weeks’ worth of supplies, with the government covering the remaining 92% of the cost. But the Hospital Authority wants to increase the price of general medicine to an as yet undisclosed figure, and use the savings to fund larger subsidies for users of costly patented drugs such as cancer sufferers.
    Health authorities are also planning to reduce wastage by lowering the amount of medicine distributed to patients to a maximum of 24 weeks drug supply each time.
    After 9:45, we discuss plans by the MTR Corporation and Kowloon Motor Bus to allow passengers to bring pets onboard buses and trains.

    9:05am-9:45am: Medical prescription mechanism review

    9:05am-9:15am: Dr David Lam, Lawmaker (Medical and Health Services functional constituency)

    9:05am-9:45am: Chiang Sau-chu, Pharmacist and Chair of the Hong Kong Pharmaceutical Care Foundation

    9:05am-9:45am: Dicky Chow, Senior Research Manager and Head of Healthcare & Social Innovation at Our Hong Kong Foundation


    9:45am-10:00am: Plans to allow pets on public transport

    9:45am-10:00am: Narelle Pamuk, Chair of the Sai Kung Stray Friends Association

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