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Presenters：Mike Rowse 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
Listen live on Radio 3's homepage - www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3
On this programme, a lawmaker from the textiles and garment functional constituency, and a trade expert, share their thoughts on the initiatives introduced in the city's first 5-year plan and the policy address.
After the break, we speak with the president of the Hong Kong, China Tennis Association to find out the government's move to redevelop Victoria Park's Centre Court into a venue capable of hosting larger-scale sporting competitions.
And to wrap up the show, we learn all about the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup which will take place later this month, featuring 14 teams with matches played in Indonesia and Hong Kong.
9:05am-9:30am: Policy Address review - Trading
Speakers:
Sunny Tan, Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council and lawmaker
George Cautherley, past Vice-Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong)
9:32-9:47am: Policy Address review - Redevelopment of Victoria Park tennis court
Speaker:
Michael Cheng, President of the Hong Kong, China Tennis Association
9:47am-10:00am: FIFA ASEAN Cup
Speaker:
Chris Lau, football commentator
Presenters：Mike Rowse and Rainbow Leung
On Friday's programme, we talked about McLaren's Lando Norris' first F1 World Drivers' Championship win. A former racing driver discussed the significance of Norris becoming Britain's first world champion since Lewis Hamilton.
We then turned our attention to the courtroom, where barristers in the UK have won the right to ditch a traditional headpiece: the wig.
After the break, we took a closer look at how people are coping with the world's first social media ban that was earlier implemented in Australia, targeting under 16s.
And finally, we concluded the show by talking to a historian about a once-in-a-decade Taoist festival to ward off angry spirits.
9:05am-9:22am:
Lando Norris' first F1 World Drivers' Championship win
Speaker: Nick Marsh, former racing driver and team owner
9:22am-9:30am:
Wig requirement dropped for some UK courts
Speaker: Ronny Tong, Barrister
9:32am-9:50am:
Under-16s social media ban kicks-off in Australia
Speakers: Florin Serban, social media scholar and lecturer at the Department of Communication Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
Thomas Chiu, Associate Professor of AI and STEM Education at the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
9:50am-10:00am:
Hong Kong’s Taoist festivals
Speaker: Lawrence Pang, historian
