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    主持人:Brian Wong and Azam Khan

    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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    2026
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    Hospital fees reform / Art Basel

    主持人:Brian Wong and Azam Khan

    In the main part of Friday's Backchat, we discussed the government's latest hospital reforms.

    Starting next year, patients receiving non-critical and non-emergency care at accident and emergency wards at public hospitals will be required to pay HK$400 per visit, up from the current HK$180. The change is aimed at alleviating the burden on A&E wards and encouraging more non-serious patients to seek treatment in the private sector.
    Authorities argue that now is the right time to implement these measures, as semi-urgent and non-urgent patients account for around 60 percent of the cases. The reforms come alongside an increase in the cost of medication fees at public hospitals. Are private practices ready for a potential influx in patients? Will these changes result in more resources being allocated to critical care?

    In the latter part of the show, we spoke those involved in this year's Art Basel.

    9:05am-9:46am: Hospital reforms
    9:05am-9:15am: Priscilla Poon, Chief Manager (Allied Health), Hospital Authority
    9:15am-9:46am: Aaron Lee, family doctor who formerly worked at the emergency ward of Caritas Medical Centre
    9:15am-9:46am: Kelly Yim, Co-Founder of WeCareBill Foundation

    9:46am-10:00am: Art Basel
    9:46am-9:55am: Daniel Kwok, Independent Art Consultant
    9:55am-10:00am: Amamda McMorran, Sales Director, Anat Ebgi Gallery

    香港電台第三台

    28/03/2025 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    28/03/2025 - Hospital reforms

    28/03/2025 - Art Basel