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    主持人:Brian Wong 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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    11/03/2026

    Iran war updates / Hong Kong Science Museum's new exhibits / More snakes spotted in Tseung Kwan O

    On this programme, we looked at the conflict in the Middle East, after US President Donald Trump sent confusing signals hinting that the Iran war could end soon. At the same time, Mr Trump is saying that the US could hit the country “twenty times harder”.

    After the break, a curator from the Hong Kong Science Museum told us more about the three new permanent galleries in the museum that focus on how modern technology, such as AI, robotics, and biotechnology, shapes daily life and future innovations.

    And to wrap it up, a lawmaker and pest control experts gave us some tips on what to do if you see snakes, after some residents in Tseung Kwan O reported a spike in sightings.

    9:05am-9:30am: Iran War updates

    Speakers:

    Jeffrey Sachs, Economist and Professor at Columbia University

    Hussein Askary, Vice-President of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden

    James Dorsey, Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University

    9:32am-9:43am: Hong Kong Science Museum's new exhibits

    Speaker: Kenus Yan, Curator (Exhibition Enhancement), Hong Kong Science Museum

    9:43am-10:00am: More snakes spotted in Tseung Kwan O

    Speakers:

    Christine Fong, Lawmaker and Sai Kung District Councillor

    Francis Pazos, Chair of No Bed Bugs HK

    William Sargent, Snake catcher

    11/03/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    11/03/2026 - Iran war updates: part 1

    11/03/2026 - Iran war updates: part 2

    11/03/2026 - Hong Kong Science Museum's new exhibits

    11/03/2026 - More snakes spotted in Tseung Kwan O

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    Entry relaxations in snooker halls / Voluntary school drug testing / Global innovation index

    主持人:Brian Wong and John Bruce

    On Friday's Backchat, we talked about how the government is trying to foster a younger generation of billiards players by relaxing the age restriction at a handful of pool halls.

    Afterwards, a chief inspector discussed police efforts to stamp out etomidate abuse among students, as the new school year gets underway.

    And finally, we talked with tech experts about how a cluster involving Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou was able to take the number one spot on a global ranking for innovation.

    9:05am-9:17am: Entry relaxation in snooker halls

    Speaker:
    Vincent Law, Chairman of the Billiard Sports Council

    9:17am-9:25am: Voluntary school drug testing

    Speaker:
    Kelvin Cheung, Narcotics Division, Hong Kong Police Force

    9:25am-10:00am: Global innovation index

    Speakers:
    Emil Chan, Founding Chairman of the Association of Cloud and Mobile Computing
    William Gazeley, Co-Founder of IRAI Labs

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