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    Presenters:Philip Wong and Mike Rowse


    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).
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    24/07/2026

    Recorded rainfall in July / Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong 2026 / No autism ADHD risk from paracetamol / HKPM's MoU with Uzbek cultural centre / Identifying fertile sperm using AI

    On this programme, we speak with a weather expert ahead of a windy weekend, as Tropical Cyclone Noul heads towards Hong Kong. We also discuss why it's been such a rainy July.

    Then, we find out more about the annual Ani-Com and Games fair that's kicking off at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai today.

    After that, we learn about a major University of Hong Kong study which found that using common painkillers during pregnancy don't incrase the risk of autism or ADHD in children...

    After the break, the director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum tell us more details about the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Islamic Civilization Center in Uzbekistan.

    And finally, AI is truly everywhere -- Hong Kong University researchers have developed the world's first AI tool to identify fertile sperm to improve IVF outcomes.

    9:05am-9:16am: Recorded rainfall in July


    Speaker:

    Leung Wing-mo, Spokesman of the Hong Kong Meteorological Society and former Assistant Director of the Hong Kong Observatory

    9:16am-9:22am: Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong 2026

    Speaker:

    Debbie Cheng, Project Manager of the ACG Hong Kong

    9:22am-9:30am: No autism ADHD risk from paracetamol

    Speaker: 

    April Luo, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care at The University of Hong Kong

    9:32am-9:45am: HKPM's MoU with Uzbek cultural centre

    Speaker:

    Louis Ng, Director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum

    9:45am-10:00am: Identifying fertile sperm using AI 

    Speaker:

    Michelle Lo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the InnoHK Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre; and CEO and Co-founder of Axilelife Limited

    24/07/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    24/07/2026 - Recorded rainfall in July

    24/07/2026 - Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong 2026

    24/07/2026 - No autism ADHD risk from paracetamol

    24/07/2026 - HKPM's MoU with Uzbek cultural centre

    24/07/2026 - Identifying fertile sperm using AI

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    Netflix and Paramount battle for Warner Bros Discovery / HKGCC business prospects survey

    Presenters:Philip Wong and Mike Rowse

    On Monday's programme, we talked about the potential sale of Warner Bros Discovery and its implications on the American entertainment landscape.
    Netflix and Paramount Skydance have both made massive offers to acquire the entertainment firm, whose portfolio includes the likes of the Harry Potter, DC Universe and Game of Thrones franchises. The bidding war has seen Paramount making an 11th-hour US$ 108-billion offer to eclipse its competitor's nearly US$83-billion proposal. 
    After the break, the chief executive of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce talked about their report on business prospects in Hong Kong for the coming year, alongside an academic who discussed the reasons behind the positive outlook.

    9:05am-9:30am: Netflix and Paramount battle for Warner Bros Discovery

    Speakers:

    Elizabeth Kerr, Film Critic

    Kendall Johnson, Professor at the School of English, The University of Hong Kong

    Timmy Chen, Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies at the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University


    9:32am-10:00am: HKGCC business prospects survey

    Speakers:
    Patrick Yeung, CEO of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

    Roy Ying, Co-Chair of the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management's Advocacy and Policy Research Committee

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    15/12/2025 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    15/12/2025 - Warner Bros Discovery sale offer

    15/12/2025 - HKGCC business confidence survey