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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

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    04/06/2026

    M+ Museum collaboration with France's Centre Pompidou / US "anti-weaponisation" freeze / Students at risk of "hidden disengagement" / Laos cave rescue

    On this programme, we hear from the M+ Museum Director on the multi-year strategic partnership they signed with the renowned Centre Pompidou in France that aims to strengthen cultural exchange between Asia and Europe.

    We then chat with a professor of politics on Donald Trump's administration decision to temporarily suspend its 1.8 billion US dollar "anti-weaponisation" slush fund. It was initially intended to settle a lawsuit by the US leader with the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.

    After the break, we look into a survey by a local NGO that found one in 12 students were at risk of 'hidden disengagement' behaviour they refer to as pupils who attend school but display withdrawn or passive behaviour.

    And finally, a local caving expert will share with us the difficulties and risks that come with venturing into caverns. It comes as two people are reportedly still trapped in a flooded cave in Laos.

    9:05am-9:20am: M+ Museum collaboration with France's Centre Pompidou

    Speaker:

    Suhanya Raffel, Museum Director at M+

    9:20am-9:30am: US "anti-weaponisation" freeze

    Speaker:

    Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University

    9:32am-9:45am: Students at risk of "hidden disengagement"

    Speakers:

    Adrian Lam, Service Supervisor, Kwun Tong Happy Teens Club, Hong Kong Christian Service

    Yannis Kwok, Social Worker, Kwun Tong Happy Teens Club, Hong Kong Christian Service

    9:45am-10:00am: Laos cave rescue

    Speaker:

    Duck Pang, Captain of the Hong Kong Caving Expedition Society

    04/06/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    04/06/2026 - M+ Museum collaboration with France's Centre Pompidou

    04/06/2026 - US "anti-weaponisation" freeze

    04/06/2026 - Students at risk of "hidden disengagement"

    04/06/2026 - Laos cave rescue

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    Artificial sweeteners and cognitive decline / Hungry Ghost Festival / HKPC plastics conference

    Presenters:Azam Khan and CM Chan

    On Wednesday’s Backchat, we looked into a study revealing that the consumption of artificial sweeteners is linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline. The researcher behind the study presented her findings.

    We then discussed the traditions behind the Hungry Ghost Festival, which was observed in early September in 2025. This year’s was especially significant, as the Wah Fu Estate hosted the first such festival in five years.

    And lastly, we heard from one of the panelists at a Hong Kong Productivity Council conference on smart plastic utilisation.

    9:05am-9:30am: Artificial sweeteners and cognitive decline 

    Speakers: 
    Dr Claudia Suemoto, study author and Associate Professor of Geriatrics at the Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo

    Winsy Leung, dietitian

    9:32am-9:40: Hungry Ghost Festival

    Speaker: 

    Wu Yim-chung, Chairman of the Yu Lan Festival Preservation Committee of the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Community 

    9:41am-10:00am:  HKPC plastics conference

    Speaker: 

    Dr Chris DeArmitt, President of Phantom Plastics

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

    10/09/2025 - Artificial sweeteners and cognitive decline

    10/09/2025 - Hungry Ghost Festival

    10/09/2025 - HKPC plastics conference