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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).
Have your say by calling us on 233 88 266, find us on Facebook - Backchat on RTHK Radio 3, or email backchat@rthk.gov.hk
Listen live on Radio 3's homepage - www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3
On this programme, we take a look at the Transport Department's latest AI measures to enhance its service efficacy in licence renewals and traffic control.
Then, we learn more about this year's Asia-plus festival as the cultural event will return to the city next month.
After the break, we hear about a quit smoking campaign for the construction industry, that was recently launched by the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health.
And finally, we talk to an economist from the Trade Development Council on how the SAR has strengthened its position as a sustainable fashion hub in Asia.
9:05am-9:22am: Transport Department's new AI measures
Speaker:
Alok Jain, CEO and Managing Director of Transconsult
9:22am-9:30am: Asia+ Festival 2026
Speaker:
Linda Lee, Senior Manager of the Festivals Office at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
9:32am-9:46am: Smoking cessation promotion project for construction industry
Speaker:
Henry Tong, Chairman of the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health
9:46am-10am: HKTDC ESG Index 2026
Speaker:
Nicholas Fu, Senior Economist of the Global Research Team, The Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Presenters：Azam Khan and Mike Rowse
On Monday's Backchat, we talked to the professors who were behind the first study on cancer led by a team of Chinese scholars that's been published on the prestigious Lancet medical journal.
They shared their findings on ways to prevent liver cancer through changes to lifestyle and diet.
After the break, we spoke to a representative from the Travel Industry Council about the SAR's first ever hot air balloon festival that will be held later this month.
She and a scholar specialising in tourism discussed how the event will be changing Hong Kong's skyline.
9:05am-9:30am: CUHK Lancet cancer study
Speakers:
Professor Stephen Chan, first author of the Commission’s report and Professor of the Department of Clinical Oncology at CU Medicine
Professor Vincent Wong, Head of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics at CU Medicine
9:32am-10:00: Hot Air Balloon Festival
Speakers:
Fanny Yeung, Executive Director of the Travel Industry Council
Haiyan Song, Associate Dean (Research) and Chair Professor in International Tourism at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
