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Presenters：Azam Khan and CM Chan
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 chat with the head of the Squash Association of Hong Kong, China, which will launch an award scheme to support athletes competing in the upcoming Nagoya Asian Games.
A medical sector lawmaker then joins the show to tell us about the integration of nine Elderly Health Centres into the district health network, starting from October 5.
After the break, a representative from a local think tank will give us an update on the Northern Metropolis after the government awarded the first tender for a major land parcel of the mega-project.
And finally, we end the show by taking a closer look at research by the Polytechnic University which identified how different environments and mental tasks affect a stroke survivor's ability to walk while multitasking, using that data to create custom therapy.
9:05am-9:20am: Cash incentives for squash at Asian Games
Speaker:
Duncan Chiu, Lawmaker and chairman of the Squash Association of Hong Kong, China
9:20am-9:30am: Primary healthcare integration for the elderly
Speaker:
David Lam, Lawmaker (medical and health services sector)
9:32am-9:46am: First tender awarded for Northern Metropolis
Speaker:
Jason Leung, Assistant Research Director, Head of Land & Housing at Our Hong Kong Foundation
9:46am-10am: PolyU's research on stroke rehabilitation
Speaker:
Marco Pang, Chair Professor of Neurorehabilitation and Head of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at PolyU
Presenters：Azam Khan and CM Chan
On Wednesday's Backchat, we looked at the events being held on the mainland and in Hong Kong to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
We then talked to a transport expert about the possibility of autonomous taxis hitting the streets of Hong Kong.
To end the show, we discussed how a talent scheme has been boosting the number of Primary One students in the SAR.
9:05am-9:25am: V-Day commemorations
Speakers:
Zhang Yun, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Centre on Contemporary China and the World, The University of Hong Kong
Nelson Chow, Assistant Curator at the Hong Kong Museum of History
Franco Yeung, Assistant Curator at the Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence
9:25am-9:40am: Autonomous taxis in Hong Kong
Speaker:
Alok Jain, CEO & Managing Director of Trans-consult
9:40am-10:00am: Primary One class demand uptick
Speakers:
Manoj Dhar, CEO of Integrated Brilliant Education Limited
Mervyn Cheung, Chairman of the Hong Kong Education Policy Concern Organisation
03/09/2025 - 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War
