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主持人：Azam Khan and John Bruce
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).
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Basic Housing Units / Labubu craze / Microplastics awareness survey / Month of Portugal
On Tuesday's programme, we talked about the government’s drive to improve living conditions for people who live in subdivided flats. New regulations to be brought in will mandate basic requirements for shoebox flats – including on size, height, and things like requiring windows and toilets in each unit. The first step is for landlords whose flats don’t currently fulfil these new requirements to start registering with authorities next year, before making the needed renovations. We talked to a lawmaker to see how things are going.
We also looked into the Labubu craze that has taken the world by storm.
We then spoke to experts about the dangers of microplastics before finding out all about the “Month of Portugal” in Macau.
9:05am-9:16am: Basic Housing Units
9:05am-9:16am: Andrew Lam, Lawmaker and veteran urban planner
9:16am-9:30am: Labubu craze
9:16am-9:30am: Josselyn Chau, Research Manager at Our Hong Kong Foundation
9:32am-9:51am: Microplastic awareness survey 9:32am-9:37am: Steven Choi, Chief Operating Officer at the Green Council
9:37am-9:51am: Dana Winograd, Executive Director & Co-Founder of Plastic Free Seas
9:51am-10:00am: Month of Portugal
9:51am-10:00am: Tomás Ramos de Deus, educator, musician and member of Casa de Portugal
重溫
Government takeover of Tai Lam Tunnel / Retail sales / Hajj pilgrimage
主持人：Azam Khan and John Bruce
On Thursday's Backchat, we talked about the government's takeover of the Tai Lam Tunnel in the New Territories. The tunnel recorded a surge in traffic after cheaper fees were introduced over the weekend. Transport Secretary Mable Chan said she hopes the new arrangement can alleviate congestion on Tuen Mun Road. We spoke to experts about the pricing change and explored how that would affect traffic on Hong Kong's road system.
After the break, we looked at the performance of Hong Kong's retail industry, as the city hosted a major summit to explore it can adapt to the fast-changing market environment.
To cap it all off, the annual Hajj pilgrimage has begun, with 1.8 million Muslims from around the world expected to descend upon the Saudi holy city of Mecca. The spiritual, week-long journey is a core tenet in Islam. We heard from the Chief Imam of Hong Kong, who is currently undertaking the pilgrimage.
9:05am-9:30am: Government takeover of Tai Lam Tunnel 9:05am-9:30am: Alok Jain, CEO and Managing Director of Trans Consult
9:05am-9:30am: Timothy Hau, Honorary Associate Professor of Economics at HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong
9:32am-9:47am: Retail sales
9:32am-9:47am: Rita Li, Professor at the Department of Economics and Finance, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
9:47am-10:00am: Hajj pilgrimage
9:47am-10:00am: Mufti Muhammad Arshad, Chief Imam of Hong Kong
