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    Presenters:Mike Rowse and Rainbow Leung

    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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    31/12/2025

    New public hospital fees and charges / Hong Kong Red Cross Tai Po fire relief plan / Mark Zuckerberg’s fading Metaverse dream

    On Wednesday’s programme, we looked into the Hospital Authority's new charges and fees.

    Taking effect in three phases from January 1, the healthcare fee reform will charge Accident & Emergency patients according to the severity of their condition. It will also cap charges at HK$10,000 per year for each patient.
    Following the break, we spoke to the Hong Kong Red Cross about its three to five-year relief plan to support victims of the Tai Po blaze, after it received more than HK$400 million in donations.
    And lastly, American billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s once-ambitious dream of creating a virtual world - the Metaverse - is facing challenges. He's reportedly planning to cut the division’s budget by up to 30 percent after it recorded losses.

    9:05am-9:30am:  New public hospital fees and charges

    Speakers:

    Dr Larry Lee, Chief Manager of Cluster Performance at the Hospital Authority

    Alex Lam, Chair of Hong Kong Patients' Voices


    9:32am-9:47am: Hong Kong Red Cross Tai Po fire relief plan

    Speakers:

    Bonnie So, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Red Cross


    9:47am-10:00am: Mark Zuckerberg’s fading Metaverse dream

    Speaker:

    Kevin Pereira, Managing Director at Blu Artificial Intelligence

    31/12/2025 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    31/12/2025 - Hospital Authority's new charges and fees

    31/12/2025 - Hong Kong Red Cross Tai Po relief plan

    31/12/2025 - Mark Zuckerberg’s dwindling Metaverse "dream"

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    AI talent race / Data Summit 2025 / Underwater performing arts

    Presenters:Mike Rowse and Rainbow Leung

    On Tuesday's programme, we looked at artificial intelligence (AI) and its fiercely competitive job market, at a time when tech firms’ recruitment drives increasingly resemble those of football clubs.

    Just recently, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta offered a staggering 250 million US dollars to a young Australian genius, furthering competition and raising the bar in the recruitment war for tech talent.  Are these efforts to lure top talent fostering competition or creating inequalities?

    After the break, we stayed in the tech sphere and learned more about a data summit that took place here in Hong Kong. The event brought together hundreds of industry stakeholders, with connectivity being the key highlight.

    And finally, we dived into the magical world of mermaids. Our presenters spoke to the artists and organisers of the Hong Kong Underwater Performing Arts Association on their new project.

    9:05am-9:30am: AI talent race

    Speakers: 

    Roy Ying, Co-Chair of the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management’s Advocacy and Policy Research Committee

    William Gazeley, Co-Founder of IRAI Labs

    9:32am-9:43am: Data Summit 2025

    Speaker: 

    Kyle Hung, Head of Financial Market Infrastructures at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

    9:43am-10:00am: Underwater performing arts

    Speakers: 

    Jocelyn Choi, Founding Chairwoman of the Hong Kong Underwater Performing Arts Association and Alan Lam, Vice-Chairman

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    05/08/2025 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    05/08/2025 - AI talent race

    05/08/2025 - Data Summit 2025

    05/08/2025 - Underwater performing arts