Presenters：Azam Khan and Ada 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 speak to a lawmaker about the government considering to expand the buyout plan for Wang Fuk Court to cover the only building in the residential estate not to have been affected by November's inferno.
We then talk to another lawmaker about a potential expansion of a proposed pilot scheme that would see the private sector manage certain public beaches.
After the break, we learn all about how a rescue team from Ocean Park successfully performed a world-first surgery on a cownose ray, after it suffered from a life-threatening gastric rupture.
And to wrap-up, we learn more about this year's GBA Fashion Fusion in Shenzhen, where four local fashion designers and graduates joined the project in the hopes of promoting their work on the mainland.
9:05am-9:18am: Wang Fuk Court buyout plan
Speaker:
Bill Tang, Lawmaker
9:18am-9:30am: Private management of beaches
Speaker:
Judy Chan, Lawmaker
9:32am-9:47am: World’s first cownose ray surgery
Speaker:
Dr Chris Perkins, Ocean Park vet
9:47am-10:00am: GBA Fashion Fusion
Speaker:
Elmer Ho, fashion designer and Founder of AEPEL
Wayne Lo, Co-Founder Chief Designer at Hoopla, a Hong Kong fashion designer label
Presenters：Azam Khan and Ada Wong
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
