On Tuesday's Backchat, we talked about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, an American political advocate, whose death has shocked the United States.

Two scholars, one of whom was a former American judge, shared their thoughts on the development, which is the latest in a string of political violence incidents targeting politicians, including US President Donald Trump. 

After the break, a Macau analyst looked into the relationship between China and Portugal. It comes after Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro visited our neighbouring SAR.

And finally, we learnt more about how a new anti-smoking bill is expected to further reduce the number of smokers in the city.

9:05am-9:30am: Charlie Kirk assassination

Speakers: 

Jeffrey Swartz, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Cooley Law School and former Florida judge 

Kendall Johnson, Professor at the School of English, The University of Hong Kong 

9:32am-9:47am: Portuguese PM’s Macau visit

Speaker: 

João Pinto, Consultant at Macau's public broadcaster Teledifusão de Macau (TDM) and Editor of Greater Bay Wealth on TDM

9:47am-10:00am:  Tightening HK smoking rules

Speaker: 

Henry Tong, Chairman of the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health