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    Presenters:Azam Khan and Ada 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.gov.hk

    Listen live on Radio 3's homepage - www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3

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    29/04/2026

    E-smoking ban / White House correspondents' dinner shooting / Deepseek's latest AI model

    On Wednesday's programme, we take a closer look at the ban on alternative smoking products that will take effect from tomorrow. We'll speak with a government official and an anti-smoking advocate on the details of the ban and how it better protects Hong Kong's community.

    After the break, we switch gears and take a look at the level of protection being given to America's political leaders. The debate was reignited after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner attended by US President Donald Trump on Saturday night.

    And to wrap up the show, we chat with our AI consultant to find out more about Deepseek's latest AI model, the open-source V4, and how it compares with other leading US closed-source models such as OpenAI and Google DeepMind.

    9:05am-9:30am: E-smoking ban

    Speakers:

    Dr. Grace Wong, Senior Medical & Health Officer, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office, Department of Health

    Henry Tong, Chairman of the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health

    9:32am-9:50am: White House correspondents' dinner shooting

    Speaker:

    Jeffrey Swartz, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Cooley Law School and former Florida Judge

    9:50am-10:00am: Deepseek's latest AI model

    Speaker:

    Raj Shroff, AI Consultant

    29/04/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    29/04/2026 - E-smoking ban

    29/04/2026 - White House correspondents' dinner shooting attempt

    29/04/2026 - Deepseek's latest AI model

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    Shorter pet quarantine / Dental care for the underprivileged / China's ties with Latin American nations / Chelsea Flower Show

    Presenters:Azam Khan and Ada Wong

    On Friday's Backchat, we found out more about the newly slashed quarantine time for cats and dogs coming from the mainland, amid calls by pet owners to ease travel restrictions.

    What are the new arrangements and requirements? How will this affect efforts to reduce cross-boundary animal smuggling?

    Separately, the Department of Health will soon roll out a Community Dental Support Program, offering emergency dental care to underprivileged groups in need of basic dental services. We spoke to an exert and exainmined the nooks and crannies of this initiative.

    After the break, we looked at the recent visit of Latin American leaders to China, hosted by President Xi Jinping. Big announcements were made, including a massive new credit line that will be extended to Latin American nations to support development, and a new country joining the Belt and Road initiative.

    And at the end of the programme, we learned more about this year's Chelsea Flower Show in London, with Hong Kong's Kadoorie Farm among the exhibitors.

    9:05am-9:17am: Shorter pet quarantine
    9:05am-9:17am: Karina O’Carroll, Animal Welfare Education Manager at Animals Asia Foundation

    9:17am-9:30am: Dental care for the underprivileged
    9:17am-9:30am: Prof Leung Wai-keung, President of the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong

    9:32am-9:50am: China-South America rapprochement
    9:32am-9:50am: Andrew Leung, International and Independent China Strategist; former Director General of Social Welfare

    9:50am-10:00am: Chelsea Flower Show
    9:50am-10:00am: Dr Stephan Gale, Head of Flora Conservation at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
    9:50am-10:00am: Candy Ip, Orchid Nursery Foreman

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    16/05/2025 - Shortening of pet quarantine period

    16/05/2025 - Underprivileged dental care initiative

    16/05/2025 - China-Latin America rapprochement

    16/05/2025 - Kadoorie Farm's London flower exhibit