主持人:Philip Wong and John Bruce
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
On this programme, we reflect on the legacy of former premier Zhu Rongji, a pivotal architect of China's economic policy, who passed away in Beijing on Wednesday.
We then learn more about the Hong Kong Palace Museum's new special exhibition that brings together traditional Chinese culture and modern artistic expression.
After the break, we chat with an engineer to find out how the city can better prepare for higher energy demand caused by the extreme heat.
And we wrap up the show by taking a closer look at a recent survey by the Education University of Hong Kong which found that nearly 90 percent of teachers are concerned about insufficient resources for implementing inclusive education to the needs of students.
9:05am-9:21am: Former premier Zhu Ronji's passing
Speaker:
Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance
9:21am-9:30am: "A Day in the City - An Experimental Study of Things Across Time" Exhibit
Speaker:
Grace Cheng, guest curator at the Hong Kong Palace Museum
9:32am-9:46am: Power supply and electricity disuptions
Speaker:
Leung Chi-lap, Past chairman of the electrical division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
9:46am-10:00am:
Speaker: EdU's inclusive education survey
Eva Lau, Acting Head of the Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong
主持人:Philip Wong and John Bruce
On Thursday's Backchat, we talked about Sanae Takaichi, the leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who was voted in on Saturday. She is set to become Japan's first female prime minister – to replace Shigeru Ishiba – after a vote in parliament to be held next Wednesday.
After the break, we heard from the local Bar Association about their visit to London last week for the Opening of the Legal Year 2025 in England and Wales.
And to end the show, we learnt about how robots can help fill labour gaps caused by demographic shifts on the mainland, after a report found that the nation's factories had installed nearly 300,000 industrial robots last year.
9:05am-9:30am: Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan's first female PM
Speakers:
Masaru Yarime, Associate Professor at the Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor in Politics and International Relations, East China Normal University, Shanghai
9:32am-9:45am: Local opportunities for UK arbitration firms
Speaker:
José-Antonio Maurellet SC, Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association
9:45am-10:00am: AI robots plug labour gap
Speaker:
Raj Shroff, AI consultant