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    Presenters:Azam Khan 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

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    25/08/2026

    Transport Department's new AI measures / Asia+ Festival 2026 / Smoking cessation promotion project for construction industry / HKTDC ESG Index 2026

    On this programme, we take a look at the Transport Department's latest AI measures to enhance its service efficacy in licence renewals and traffic control.

    Then, we learn more about this year's Asia-plus festival as the cultural event will return to the city next month.

    After the break, we hear about a quit smoking campaign for the construction industry, that was recently launched by the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health.

    And finally, we talk to an economist from the Trade Development Council on how the SAR has strengthened its position as a sustainable fashion hub in Asia.

    9:05am-9:22am: Transport Department's new AI measures

    Speaker:

    Alok Jain, CEO and Managing Director of Transconsult

    9:22am-9:30am: Asia+ Festival 2026

    Speaker:

    Linda Lee, Senior Manager of the Festivals Office at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department

    9:32am-9:46am: Smoking cessation promotion project for construction industry

    Speaker: 

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

    9:46am-10am: HKTDC ESG Index 2026

    Speaker:

    Nicholas Fu, Senior Economist of the Global Research Team, The Hong Kong Trade Development Council

    25/08/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    25/08/2026 - Transport Department's new AI measures

    25/08/2026 - Asia+ Festival 2026

    25/08/2026 - Smoking cessation promotion project for construction industry

    25/08/2026 - HKTDC ESG Index 2026

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    Tariff uncertainties / Coral bleaching

    Presenters:Azam Khan and John Bruce

    On Wednesday's Backchat, we looked at how the latest trade uncertainties between China and the United States have been affecting the global economy.

    Beijing said it's ready to "fight to the end" in a potential trade war with Washington after US president Donald Trump threatened an additional 100-percent tariff on Chinese goods. A scholar, a shipping industry executive, and a representative from the business sector talked about how all this would impact the SAR.
    To end the show, an expert on coral bleaching gave us his take on a recent scientific report, which said the world's tropical reefs have "almost certainly crossed a point of no return".

    9:05am-9:45am: Tariff uncertainties
    Speakers: 

    Ho Lok-sang, Senior Research Fellow at the Pan Suntong
    Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Research Institute, Lingnan University
    George Cautherley, Former Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong
    Willy Lin, Chairman of the Hong Kong Shippers’ Council

    9:45am-10:00am:  Coral bleaching
    Speaker: 
    Prof Qiu Jianwen, Associate Head of Department of Biology at Hong Kong Baptist University

    RTHK Radio 3

    15/10/2025 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    15/10/2025 - Trade uncertainties

    15/10/2025 - Coral bleaching

    Tag: Corals,Trade