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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On Friday's programme, we first look into the rare, rodent borne illness known as Hantavirus, after a cluster of passengers with the severe respiratory illness aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic was reported to the WHO.
After that, we hear from a tourism sector representative on Labour Day Golden Week, as Hong Kong recorded about 1.19 million visitors over the five day period.
After the break, we chat with the EU Ambassador to Hong Kong and Macau to learn all about Europe Day, a day marked to celebrate peace and unity in the continent.
And to wrap up the show, a mother whose daughter has Down’s syndrome will share her story and difficulties they encounter, as we look ahead to Mother's Day on Sunday.
9:05am-9:15am: Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
Speaker:
Dr. Mike Kwan, President of the Asian Society for Paediatric Infectious Disease
9:15am-9:30am:Labour Day Golden Week
Speaker:
Fanny Yeung, Executive Director of Travel Industry Council
9:32am-9:48am: European Union Day
Speaker:
Harvey Rouse, Ambassador / Head of European Union Office to Hong Kong & Macao
9:48am-10:00am: Down's syndrome care challenges
Speaker:
Beatrice Tsang, mother of a Down Syndrome child, and member of the Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association
主持人：Azam Khan and John Bruce
On Thursday's Backchat, we looked at problems associated with an aging population.
The Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service recently surveyed over 250 retirees, and found that many of them were emotionally and mentally stressed.
We spoke to an expert behind the survey to find out the reason behind that and what can be done to address the problem?
We also heard from a Tottenham FC star player, with the Hotspurs in town for the football festival at Kai Tak Stadium.
After the break, we talked to an expert about Wednesday’s earthquake that hit Russia's Far East -- one of the strongest ever recorded. The tremors triggered a series of tsunami alerts across nations in the Pacific.
Finally, we learned more about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, after the Jockey Club recently launched a project to help those aged between 35 and 59 avoid chronic diseases.
9:05am-9:23am: Elderly mental health study
Speaker:
Alice Mak, Head of the Senior Citizen Service Division at Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service
9:23am-9:30am: Hong Kong Football Festival
Speaker:
Ben Davies, Tottenham Hotspur Defender
9:32am-9:47am: Russia earthquake and Pacific Tsunami
Speaker:
Luca Dal Zilio, Assistant Professor in Geophysics at Nanyang Technological University and Principal Investigator at the Earth Observatory of Singapore
9:47am-10:00am: We WATCH healthy lifestyle project
Speaker:
Prof. Samuel Wong, Principal Investigator at the Jockey Club We WATCH Healthy Lifestyle Project and Director at the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
