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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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    10/03/2026

    Taxi e-payment rules / OpenAI's Pentagon deal / Gen Z emotional distress survey / Combatting rising obesity

    On this programme, we started things off with a closer look at an upcoming regulation that made the availability of electronic payments mandatory for all taxis. From April 1st, all taxi drivers in Hong Kong will be required to offer at least one QR-code-based and one non-QR-code electronic payment method.
    We then heard from our tech correspondent about OpenAI’s controversial deal with the Pentagon to use its models for US defense systems. The US military had blacklisted OpenAI’s rival Anthropic, deeming it a “security risk”. The move came after Anthropic refused to cross ethical boundaries, including using AI tools for the purpose of fully autonomous weapons without human oversight.
    After the break, we chatted with a representative from the Mental Health Association about a recent survey by the organisation which found that over 40 percent of Gen Z in the city had been affected by emotional distress.
    And lastly, we heard from a senior health official about a new government initiative that aimed to combat rising obesity rates in Hong Kong.
    9:05am-9:20am: Taxi e-payment rules
    Speaker: Alok Jain, CEO and Managing Director of Trans-consult
    9:20am-9:30am: OpenAI's Pentagon deal 
    Speaker: Raj Shroff, RTHK's tech correspondent
    9:32am-9:45am: Gen Z emotional distress survey
    Speaker:  Stephen Wong, Deputy Director of the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong
    9:45am-10:00am: Combatting rising obesity
    Speaker: Dr Anne Chee, Head of the Non-communicable Disease Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health

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

    10/03/2026 - Taxi e-payment rules

    10/03/2026 - OpenAI's Pentagon deal

    10/03/2026 - Gen Z emotional distress survey

    10/03/2026 - Combatting rising obesity

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    Falling property prices / Climate change and food security / Liverpool's Premier League victory

    Presenters:Azam Khan and Mike Rowse

    On Tuesday's Backchat, we looked at Hong Kong's property prices.

    The prices of residential homes in the city have declined for the fourth consecutive month, reaching their lowest levels in nearly nine years. Experts attribute this downturn to a combination of global uncertainties as well as natural economic slowdowns.
    Data from the Ratings and Valuation Department shows the city's official price index dropped to 284.2 in March, while rents increased by 0.1 percent to 193.3. What do these trends reveal about the state of our property market?
    After the news, we learned more about climate change’s impact on coconut production and food supply in general.

    And in the last part of the show, we spoke to a local Liverpool fan about the team’s victory in the Premier League.


    9:05am-9:30am: Falling property prices

    9:05am-9:30am: Hannah Jeong, Head of Valuation and Advisory Services at CBRE
    9:05am-9:30am: Rita Li, Professor at the Department of Economics and Finance at Hong Kong Shue Yan University

    9:32am-9:47am: Climate change and food security

    9:32am-9:47am: Amos Tai, Associate Professor and Director of the Earth System Science Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

    9:47am-10:00am: Liverpool's Premier League victory

    9:47am-10:00am: Kevin Chow, Committee Member of the Official Liverpool Support Club Hong Kong

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    29/04/2025 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    29/04/2025 - Falling property prices

    29/04/2025 - Climate change's impact on coconuts

    29/04/2025 - Liverpool's Premier League victory