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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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    27/02/2026

    2026-27 Budget review: tech and AI / US Supreme Court tariff ruling

    On this programme, we talked to a lawmaker and a tech expert as Financial Secretary Paul Chan is seeking to pour in a total of 20 billion dollars for the development of two major tech hubs -- Hetao Hong Kong Park and San Tin Technopole. He's also announced in the Budget that a 10-billion-dollar Innovation and Technology Industry Oriented Fund is also expected to begin operations this year, alongside measures to support the industrialisation and application of AI in the city.

    After that, we looked at America's global tariff hikes, as US President Donald Trump has announced that he's raising the global tariff to 15 percent, a day after the Supreme Court blocked much of his emergency tariffs.

    9:05am-9:30am: 2026-27 Budget review: tech and AI

    Speakers:

    Witman Hung, Director of the Greater Bay Area Research Centre of the China Silk Road iValley Research
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    Duncan Chiu, Lawmaker (Technology and Innovation sector)

    9:32am-10:00am: US Supreme Court tariff ruling

    Speakers:

    George Cautherley, Past Vice-Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce - Hong Kong

    Mark Michelson, Chairman of the Asia CEO Forum at IMA Asia

    27/02/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    27/02/2026 - 2026-27 budget: tech

    27/02/2026 - US Supreme Court tariff ruling

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    QS World University Rankings / Horseshoe crab conservation

    Presenters:Azam Khan and Mike Rowse

    On Monday's Backchat, we discussed Hong Kong's development as a global education hub.
    The SAR achieved the highest rate of improvement in Asia in the latest QS World University Rankings, with the University of Hong Kong rising six places to 11th globally — the city's best-ever performance. Five Hong Kong universities now fall within the world’s top 100.

    We spoke to experts about the city's achievements and how the education sector can build upon its successes.

    In the second part of our programme, we heard from Ocean Park about the use of drones and artificial intelligence to study the horseshoe crab population in Hong Kong’s largest horseshoe crab nursing ground -- Ha Pak Nai in Yuen Long. We found out how the use of technology can help policymakers implement more targeted conservation measures.

    9:05am-9:43am: QS World University Rankings

    9:05am-9:15am: James Tang, Secretary-General of the University Grants Committee (UGC)

    9:15am-9:30am: Hayes Tang, Associate Professor at the Department of Education Policy and Leadership at the Education University of Hong Kong

    9:15am-9:43am: Mervyn Cheung, Chairman of the Hong Kong Education Policy Concern Organisation

    9:15am-9:43am: Lau Chi-pang, Lawmaker and Associate Vice-President (Institutional Advancement and Public Affairs), Lingnan University 


    9:43am-10:00am: Horseshoe crab conservation

    9:43am-10:00am: Judy Wan, Conservation and Community Partnership Manager at Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong

    9:43am-10:00am: Cheung Siu-gin, Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong

    9:43am-10:00am: Patrick Chen, Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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    23/06/2025 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    23/06/2025 - QS World University Rankings

    23/06/2025 - Horseshoe crab conservation