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    Presenters:Rainbow Leung 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).
    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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    12/03/2026

    Fuel prices surge / "Asian flush" study / Digital gap for the elderly / HK Express moving to Terminal 2

    On this programme, we talked to a representative from the transport industry about fuel surcharges. Escalation in the Middle East conflict has propelled global crude oil prices to heights not seen in years. Will airlines and public transportation in Hong Kong be able to weather the storm, or will measures be needed to moderate prices?
    We then learned more from a City University professor about the so-called "Asian glow", and how his team's new study may provide a possible explanation behind the condition that affects about 40 percent of the population in East Asia.
    Following the break, we talked about the digital divide between the older and younger generation, after a recent survey on the SAR's digital literacy was conducted. 
    And we wrapped up the show with a conversation talking to the COO of HK Express about the upgrades at Hong Kong International Airport's Terminal 2.
    9:05am-9:20am: Fuel prices surge
    Speaker:

    Peter Yung, Spokesman of the Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association
    9:20am-9:30am: "Asian flush" study
    Speaker:

    Yin Huiyong, Professor at the Department of  Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong
    9:32am-9:47am: Digital gap for the elderly
    Speaker:

    Bobo Lau, Associate Professor at the Department of Counselling and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
    9:48am-10:00am: HK Express moving to Terminal 2
    Speaker:

    Sinéad Conroy, Chief Operating Officer of HK Express

    12/03/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    12/03/2026 - Fuel prices surge

    12/03/2026 - "Asian flush" study

    12/03/2026 - Digital gap for the elderly

    12/03/2026 - HK Express moving to Terminal 2

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    Record-breaking rainstorms / Space economy development

    Presenters:Rainbow Leung and John Bruce

    On Wednesday's Backchat, we looked at why there's been extreme rainfall in the past few days. The Observatory had issued the Black Rainstorm Warning four times in eight days, the most it has ever set within a year. The forecaster also said precipitation seen at its Tsim Sha Tsui headquarters broke the daily rainfall record for August, since record keeping began in 1884.
    In Beijing, authorities upgraded their rainstorm alert to the highest level on Monday. A day prior, flooding was recorded in Gansu and Qinghai. We talked to climate scientists to learn more about what's behind these adverse weather events.
    After the break, we looked at the opportunities Hong Kong can seize in the space economy. The Federation of Hong Kong Industries has urged the government to promptly formulate space economy policies, after jointly publishing a report with the City University of Hong Kong.

    9:05am-9:40am: Record-breaking rainstorms
    Speakers:
    Amos Tai, Associate Professor and Director of the Earth System Science Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Benjamin Horton, Dean of the School of Energy and Environment; Chair Professor of Earth Science at City University of Hong Kong
    Roland Sharman, Founder & CEO of HKOutsider

    9:40am-10:00am: Space economy development
    Speakers:
    Duncan Chiu, Lawmaker (Technology and Innovation)
    Alfred Ng, General Committee Member of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries

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