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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).
    Have your say by calling us on 233 88 266, find us on Facebook - Backchat on RTHK Radio 3, or email backchat@rthk.hk  

    Listen live on Radio 3's homepage - www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3

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    03/03/2026

    CUHK anti-anxiety supplement breakthrough / Middle East flight disruptions / Geopolitical implications of the Iran war / Luxury property stamp duty increase

    On this programme, we learned more about a breakthrough supplement that has shown success in reducing anxiety and sensory hypersensitivity in children.
    After that, we switched gears to look at the largest disruption to global air transport since the Covid pandemic, following the US and Israel's attacks on Iran. In Hong Kong, dozens of flights to the Middle East have been cancelled. 
    After the break, we brought you the latest on the escalating tension in the Middle East. 
    And finally, we looked at the housing market after Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced in his Budget that the stamp duty on residential property transactions valued above HK$100 million will be raised from 4.25 percent to up to 6.5 percent. 
    9:05am-9:18am: CUHK anti-anxiety supplement breakthrough  
    Speaker: Oscar Wong, Assistant Professor (Clinical) at the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    9:18am-9:30am: Middle East flight disruptions
    Speaker: Steven Cheung, Chairman of the Hong Kong Professional Airline Pilots Association
     
    9:32am-9:45am: Geopolitical implications of the Iran war
    Speaker: Victor Gao, Vice-President of the Centre for China and Globalisation 
    9:45am-10:00am: Luxury property stamp duty increase
    Speakers:
    Victoria Allan, Founder of Habitat Property
    Hannah Jeong, Head of Valuation and Advisory Services at CBRE

    03/03/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    03/03/2026 - CUHK anti-anxiety supplement breakthrough

    03/03/2026 - Middle East airline disruptions

    03/03/2026 - Geopolitical implications of Iran war

    03/03/2026 - Luxury property stamp duty increase

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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