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Presenters：Brian Wong and Azam Khan

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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11/05/2026

HK-Dongguan biofuel hub / Iran war updates / UEFA Champions League final

On this programme, we first speak with a biofuel producer which will help Hong Kong set up a biofuel base in Dongguan It comes as the company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dongguan government in building the sustainable aviation fuel value chain.

We then talk to experts on the latest developments in Middle East conflict, where a precarious ceasefire between the US and Iran hangs by a thread.
And lastly, we shift focus to football action as Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal will compete in the 2026 UEFA Champions League final later this month.

9:05am-9:20am: HK-Dongguan biofuel hub
Speaker:

Matti Lievonen, Chief Executive Officer of EcoCeres
9:20am-9:50am:

Iran war updates

Speakers:
Warwick Powell, Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology

Eyal Mayroz, Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Sydney

Kenneth Houston, Lecturer in International Relations at Mahidol University International College in Thailand

9:50am-10:00am: UEFA Champions League final

Speaker:

Chris Lau, Football commentator

11/05/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

11/05/2026 - HK-Dongguan biofuel hub

11/05/2026 - Iran war updates: part 1

11/05/2026 - Iran war updates: part 2

11/05/2026 - UEFA Champions League final

Tag: Biofuel,Football,Iran

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11/05/2026

HK-Dongguan biofuel hub / Iran war updates / UEFA Champions League final

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

HK-Dongguan biofuel hub

Iran war updates: part 1

Iran war updates: part 2

UEFA Champions League final

08/05/2026

Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak / Labour Day Golden Week / European Union Day / Down's syndrome care challenges

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

Labour Day Golden Week

European Union Day

Down syndrome care challenges

07/05/2026

Regulating claw machine venues / Public hospitals to extend visiting hourss in non-acute wards / Tin Hau Festival / World Snooker Championship

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Regulating claw machine venues

Public hospitals to extend visiting hourss in non-acute wards

Tin Hau Festival

World Snooker Championship

06/05/2026

Hong Kong Disneyland achieves zero debt / More elderly fell for scams / AI transforming education and healthcare

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Hong Kong Disneyland achieves zero debt

More elderly fell for scams

AI transforming education and healthcare

05/05/2026

UAE leaving OPEC / 'Mega' trade fairs in Hong Kong / Private health insurance expenditure surged

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

UAE leaving OPEC

'Mega' trade fairs in Hong Kong

Private health insurance expenditure surged

04/05/2026

Fanling Bypass / Positive organizational index survey / Lan Kwai Fong beautification plan

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Fanling Bypass

Positive organizational index survey

Lan Kwai Fong beautification plan

01/05/2026

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足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

30/04/2026

Wang Fuk Court buyout plan / Private sector to operate public beaches / World’s first cownose ray surgery / GBA Fashion Fusion

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Wang Fuk Court buyout plan

Private sector to operate public beaches

World’s first cownose ray surgery

GBA Fashion Fusion

29/04/2026

E-smoking ban / White House correspondents' dinner shooting / Deepseek's latest AI model

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

E-smoking ban

White House correspondents' dinner shooting attempt

Deepseek's latest AI model

28/04/2026

Central Harbourfront Event Space's new operator / Financial literacy month / China's first Mars sample-return mission

足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

Central Harbourfront Event Space's new operator

Financial Literacy Month

China's first Mars sample-return mission

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Mental wellbeing supports / Medical sector giving advice to blaze victims / Insurance claims after a fire

Presenters：Brian Wong and Azam Khan

On Friday's Backchat, we brought you the latest on the deadly fire at a residential complex in Tai Po, which burned for over 40 hours. 94 deaths have been reported so far, with dozens more being treated in hospital.

We spoke to a number of medical experts, including psychologists, to learn about the emotional impact brought on by such a disaster. Physicians also told us the various treatment options for fire victims.

Lastly, we found out from the insurance sector the follow-up process that typically happens after a fire incident.

9:05am-9:30am: Mental wellbeing supports

Speakers:

Dr. Ephraem Tsui, President of the Hong Kong Psychological Society

Dr. Eliza Cheung, Clinical Psychologist cum Service In-charge of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Service, Hong Kong Red Cross

9:32am-9:50am: Medical sector giving advice to blaze victims

Speakers:

Dr Alvin Chan, Paediatrician

Dr Charles Brantly, General Practitioner

9:50-10:00am: Insurance claims after a fire

Speaker:

Selina Lau, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers