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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.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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    Basic Housing Units / Labubu craze / Microplastics awareness survey / Month of Portugal

    Presenters:Azam Khan and Ada Wong

    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

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    24/06/2025 - Basic Housing Units

    24/06/2025 - Labubu craze

    24/06/2025 - Microplastics awareness survey

    24/06/2025 - Month of Portugal