Presenter：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).
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On this programme, we discussed Middle East crisis' impact on the shipping industry and how issues like the threat to shipping routes, and surging oil prices are factoring in.
After the break, we found out more about the SAR's recent move to update its railway standards as the train network continues to expand in the city.
And to wrap it all up, we heard about the upcoming Organic Day.
9:05am-9:30am: Global shipping disruptions from the Iran war
Speakers:
Achim Czerny, Professor at the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Peter Hui, Chairman of the Hong Kong Shippers’ Council
9:32am-9:45am: Hong Kong Railway Standards
Speaker: Raymond Ip, Commissioner for Northern Metropolis Railways
9:45am-10:00am: Organic Day
Speaker:
Jonathan Wong, Director of the Hong Kong Organic Resource Centre
Presenter：Azam Khan
In this first 2026 edition of Backchat, we explore the recent expansion of the city’s Community Dental Support Programme.
We then speak to the curator of the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Museum, which has reopened after months of renovation works.
We also look at the newly opened Museum of Chinese Literature, located in the library of Hong Kong Metropolitan University.
Later, we examine the matchmaking scene in Hong Kong amid a surge in complaints against certain services.
And we close with a discussion on Time magazine naming AI as Person of the Year
