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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).
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05 - 06

2026

02/06/2026

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網上直播完畢稍後提供節目重溫。 Archive will be available after live webcast

01/06/2026

Hong Kong International Commercial Court establishment / Children's Day / "Quit in June" anti-smoking campaign / HK$4.6 billion injection into HongKong Post

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Hong Kong International Commercial Court establishment

Children's Day

"Quit in June" anti-smoking campaign

HK$4.6 billion injection into HongKong Post

29/05/2026

Intangible Cultural Heritage Month / Kwu Tung North government complex / Integrate creativity with education / Robots to get digital identity

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Intangible Cultural Heritage Month

Kwu Tung North government complex

Integrate creativity with education: AFTEC's initiative

Robots to get digital identity

28/05/2026

Hydrogen development report / Plan for new Hong Kong East drainage tunnel / Terminal 2 opened / Productivity Council's AI advice

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Hydrogen development report

Plans for new drainage tunnels

Reopening of Terminal 2

Study on AI's impact in the workforce

27/05/2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin's China visit / HKSAR's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying / Arsenal's first Premier League title in 22 years

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Russian President Vladimir Putin's China visit

HKSAR's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying

Arsenal's first Premier League title in 22 years

26/05/2026

Privacy watchdog's compliance checks / Family wellbeing findings / Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo 2026 / Proposed pedestrian tunnel in Central

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Privacy watchdog's compliance checks

Family wellbeing findings

Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo 2026

Proposed pedestrian tunnel in Central

25/05/2026

Special holiday Backchat

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

22/05/2026

HK's growing ties with Central Asia / HKU's portable AI-powered cancer risk assessment device / HKFC Standard Chartered Soccer Sevens

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

HK's growing ties with Central Asia

HKU's portable AI-powered cancer risk assessment device

HKFC Standard Chartered Soccer Sevens

21/05/2026

Ebola outbreaks in DR Congo / Ocean Park's Water World reopening / Anti-diabetes drug used against organ ageing / APEC trade ministers meeting in Suzhou

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Ebola outbreaks in DR Congo

Ocean Park's Water World reopening

Anti-diabetes drug used against organ ageing

APEC trade ministers meeting in Suzhou

20/05/2026

AI's impact on Hong Kong's labour market / BPA calls for IPO market reform / Brisk interval walking

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

AI's impact on Hong Kong's labour market

BPA calls for IPO market reform

Brisk interval walking

19/05/2026

Public housing waiting time drop / Happy French Wednesday / Tourism Board's MoU with Bordeaux Wine Council / Canvas data breach

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Public housing waiting time drop

Happy French Wednesday

Tourism Board's MoU with Bordeaux Wine Council

Canvas data breach

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Stablecoin regulations / Flambé cooking accidents

Presenters：Azam Khan and Mike Rowse

On Monday's Backchat, we learned more about Stablecoin - a cryptocurrency that is pegged to a specific reserve asset.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has put in place a regulatory regime for stablecoin issuers, adding that it's likely to issue the first batch of stablecoin licences as early as next year.

What are stablecoins, and what exactly are they meant for?

After the break, we looked at the risks of flambé cooking, after two women suffered burns at a restaurant in Causeway Bay during a presentation.

9:05am-9:30am: Stablecoin regulations

Speakers:

Alex Mak, Head of Greater Bay Area Development at Our Hong Kong Foundation

Sean Lee, Co-Founder of IDA, a digital asset technology company

9:33am-10:00am: Flambé cooking accidents

Speakers:

Kenneth Ng, Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong

Eric Curlewis, Barrister at Law