Presenters：Azam Khan and Philip Wong
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).
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On this programme, we "bounce" into action with a closer look at the government's recent move to suspend the launch of basketball betting, citing the emergence of prediction markets as a potential gateway to illegal gambling.
After that, we hear from a study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong's faculty of medicine that found significant regional, age, and gender disparities in head and neck cancer incidence.
After the break, we talk to a lawmaker on the Labour Department's decision to include monitoring stations in nine more locations to better decide whether to issue a Heat Stress at Work Warning.
And to wrap up the programme, our AI consultant tells us how Meta is building an AI clone of its CEO Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees in his stead.
9:05am-9:20am: Basketball betting on hold
Speaker:
Johnny Ng, Lawmaker
9:20am-9:30am: CUHK head and neck cancer study
Speaker:
Prof. Jason Huang, study author and Assistant Professor from The Jockey School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
9:32am-9-45am: Improved Heat Stress at Work Warning system
Speaker:
Lam Chun-sing, Lawmaker
9:45am-10:00am: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's AI clone
Speaker:
Raj Shroff, AI consultant
Presenters：Azam Khan and Philip Wong
On Thursday's Backchat, we looked at how Hong Kong surged to number four globally in the 2025 IMD World Talent Ranking. A human resources specialist and two experts told us how they think the SAR was able to get the top spot in Asia for talent.
After the break, Chinese medicine professors from multiple local universities discussed how they are collaborating with the new Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong to boost clinical services, teaching and research.
9:05am-9:30am: 2025 IMD World Talent Ranking
Speakers:
Kynita Wong, researcher at Our Hong Kong Foundation
Prof Stuart Gietel-Basten, Professor of Science and Public Policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Roy Ying, Co-Chair of the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management's Advocacy and Policy Research Committee
9:32am-10:00am: Chinese medicine development
Speakers:
Prof Bian Zhaoxiang, Chief Executive of the Chinese Medicine Hospital and Associate Vice-President (Clinical Chinese Medicine), Hong Kong Baptist University
Prof Feng Yibin, Director at the School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Prof Lin Zhixiu, Director at the School of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
