主持人：Azam Khan and Raymond Yeung
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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On this programme, we "bounce" into action with a closer look at the government's recent move to suspend the launch of basketball betting, citing the emergence of prediction markets as a potential gateway to illegal gambling.
After that, we hear from a study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong's faculty of medicine that found significant regional, age, and gender disparities in head and neck cancer incidence.
After the break, we talk to a lawmaker on the Labour Department's decision to include monitoring stations in nine more locations to better decide whether to issue a Heat Stress at Work Warning.
And to wrap up the programme, our AI consultant tells us how Meta is building an AI clone of its CEO Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees in his stead.
9:05am-9:20am: Basketball betting on hold
Speaker:
Johnny Ng, Lawmaker
9:20am-9:30am: CUHK head and neck cancer study
Speaker:
Dr. Jason Huang, study author and Assistant Professor from The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
9:32am-9-45am: Improved Heat Stress at Work Warning system
Speaker:
Lam Chun-sing, Lawmaker
9:45am-10:00am: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's AI clone
Speaker:
Raj Shroff, AI consultant
主持人：Azam Khan and Raymond Yeung
On Wednesday's Backchat, we explored how Hong Kong can tap into the potential of social media, after e-commerce platform giant Xiaohongshu opened an office in the city, its first outside the mainland. Financial Secretary Paul Chan says the new office would “enhance the visibility of Hong Kong’s tourism, retail, dining and creative industries”. We spoke to experts to learn more about the opportunity.
After the break, we shifted our focus to traditional Chinese medicine. The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong has partnered with Western Sydney University to strengthen global collaboration in the field and foster dialogue between Eastern and Western practices. We heard from the head of the hospital.
And finally, the Chinese University of Hong Kong has managed to significantly reduce electricity consumption in air-conditioning in its Dining Hall. We spoke to the person behind the project to find out how that's being done.
9:05am-9:30am: Xiaohongshu's Hong Kong office opening
9:05am-9:30am: Eugene Chan, social media scholar and Assistant Professor at the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi)
9:05am-9:30am: Brian Yeung, Co-Founder of Brandstorm Communications
9:32am-9:39am: Boosting Chinese medicine development
9:32am-9:39am: Bian Zhaoxiang, Hospital Chief Executive of the Chinese Medicine Hospital
9:39am-10:00am: CUHK's energy-saving aircon system
9:39am-10:00am: Yam Yeung, Research Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
