主持人：Azam Khan 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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On this programme, we "bounce" into action with a closer look at the government's recent move to suspend the launch of basketball betting, citing the emergence of prediction markets as a potential gateway to illegal gambling.
After that, we hear from a study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong's faculty of medicine that found significant regional, age, and gender disparities in head and neck cancer incidence.
After the break, we talk to a lawmaker on the Labour Department's decision to include monitoring stations in nine more locations to better decide whether to issue a Heat Stress at Work Warning.
And to wrap up the programme, our AI consultant tells us how Meta is building an AI clone of its CEO Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees in his stead.
9:05am-9:20am: Basketball betting on hold
Speaker:
Johnny Ng, Lawmaker
9:20am-9:30am: CUHK head and neck cancer study
Speaker:
Dr. Jason Huang, study author and Assistant Professor from The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
9:32am-9-45am: Improved Heat Stress at Work Warning system
Speaker:
Lam Chun-sing, Lawmaker
9:45am-10:00am: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's AI clone
Speaker:
Raj Shroff, AI consultant
主持人：Azam Khan and Mike Rowse
After the break, we chatted with an executive from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and learn more about the authority's new road map on modernising the trade finance landscape in Hong Kong.
And finally, we told you all about the International Massage Championship, which will take place at the end of the month at a venue in Kai Tak.
9:05am-9:30am: Construction site smoking penalties
Speakers:
Terence Mang, immediate Past-President of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers
Howard Tong, General Affairs Secretary of the Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union
Judith Mackay, Director of the Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control
9:32am-9:42am: HKMA's trade landscape modernisation plans
Speaker:
Kyle Hung, Head of Financial Market Infrastructure, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
9:42am-10:00am: International Massage Championship
Speakers:
Frank Yan, Founder and President of the China Hong Kong Stretching Association, and person in charge of the International Massage Championship (China-Hong Kong)
Yan Lui, Chairwoman of the China Hong Kong Stretching Association, and Chairwoman of the International Massage Championship (China-Hong Kong)
Regan Chan, Executive President of the China Hong Kong Stretching Association
