主持人：Brian Wong and Rainbow Leung
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
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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:
Dr. Jason Huang, study author and Assistant Professor from The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, 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
主持人：Brian Wong and Rainbow Leung
On Friday's Backchat, we talked about the National Day Golden Week holiday, which started on Wednesday. The city attracted a whopping 220,000 mainland visitors on the first day of the eight-day holiday.
After the break, we learnt more about sustainable maritime fuel bunkering, after the world's first methanol dual-fuel-powered car carrier vessel recently set sail from Hong Kong. The ship is on its maiden voyage to Europe.
And to end the show, we found out how staff in the hospitality industry should handle unusual and tense situations with customers, after a video went viral of a pair of diners bagging raw food at an all-you-can-eat restaurant.
9:05am-9:30am: Golden Week holiday figures
Speakers:
Rita Li, Professor at the Department of Economics and Finance, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Xiao Honggen, Assistant Dean and Professor at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
9:32am-9:45am: Sustainable maritime fuel bunkering
Speaker:
Willy Lin, Chairman of the Hong Kong Shippers’ Council
9:46am-10:00am: Hotpot buffet controversy
Speaker:
Ada Lo, Associate Professor at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
