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    Presenters:Azam Khan and Mike Rowse

    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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    Aviation dismantling facilities / Native English teacher policy changes / Eid al-Fitr festivities

    Presenters:Azam Khan and Mike Rowse

    On Wednesday's Backchat, we delved into Hong Kong’s role as a regional aviation hub. French aeronautics firm Elior recently announced its intention to develop Asia’s first aircraft parts processing and trading centre in Hong Kong.

    The company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Airport Authority last month, paving the way for the construction of aircraft dismantling and recycling facilities. The firm also plans to provide a range of training programmes, which authorities say will further enhance Hong Kong’s status in the aviation sector. What further steps can the SAR take to strengthen its position? And do we have sufficient space to accommodate these new facilities?
    After 9:30, we spoke to an educator about new regulations that are expected to give headteachers more flexibility in hiring native English teachers – otherwise known as NETs.

    And in the last part of the programme, we heard from a religious leader about how Hong Kong's Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

    9:05am-9:30am: Aviation dismantling facilities

    9:05am-9:10am: Jeffrey Lam, Executive Council (Exco) Member

    9:10am-9:30am: Janet Cheung, CEO of Elior Asia

    9:30am-9:48am: Native English teacher recruitment changes

    9:30am-9:48am: Mervyn Cheung, Chairman of the Hong Kong Education Policy Concern Organisation

    9:48am-10:00: Eid al-Fitr festivities
    9:48am-10:00am: Mufti Muhammad Arshad, Chief Imam of Hong Kong

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    02/04/2025 - Aviation dismantling

    02/04/2025 - Changes to the recuitment of native English teachers

    02/04/2025 - Eid al-Fitr festivities