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    Presenters:Azam Khan 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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    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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    Australian election results / Alibaba's upgraded AI model / Accidents involving elderly taxi drivers

    Presenters:Azam Khan and CM Chan

    On Wednesday’s Backchat, we discussed the results of Australia’s general election which took place last week.

    The Labor Party swept the election by securing more than half of the seats in the House of Representatives.
    By doing so, party leader Anthony Albanese secured a second term in the top job, becoming the first prime minister to be re-elected since 2004. The opposition Liberal Party, meanwhile, suffered a massive setback, with its leader Peter Dutton losing his seat that he’s held for 24 years in Dickson, Queensland.
    What kind of challenges will Canberra face going forward? How is Albanese going to handle key domestic issues like cost of living and healthcare?
    After 9:30, we learned about Alibaba's new AI model, Qwen-3, which boasts new reasoning capabilities.
    After 9:45, we looked at the problem of ageing taxi drivers, after recent Transport Department figures showed an increase in the number of elderly cabbies getting involved in accidents.

    9:05am-9:30am: Australian election results
    9:05am-9:30am: Richard Cullen, Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
    9:05am-9:30am: Josephine Orgill, Chair of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong

    9:33am-9:43am: Alibaba's upgraded AI model
    9:33am-9:43am: Raj Shroff, AI Consultant

    9:43am-10:00am: Accidents involving elderly taxi drivers
    9:43am-10:00am: Hoey Simon Lee, Lawmaker

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    07/05/2025 - Elderly taxi drivers and accidents