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    Presenters: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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    27/02/2026

    2026-27 Budget review: tech and AI / US Supreme Court tariff ruling

    On this programme, we talked to a lawmaker and a tech expert as Financial Secretary Paul Chan is seeking to pour in a total of 20 billion dollars for the development of two major tech hubs -- Hetao Hong Kong Park and San Tin Technopole. He's also announced in the Budget that a 10-billion-dollar Innovation and Technology Industry Oriented Fund is also expected to begin operations this year, alongside measures to support the industrialisation and application of AI in the city.

    After that, we looked at America's global tariff hikes, as US President Donald Trump has announced that he's raising the global tariff to 15 percent, a day after the Supreme Court blocked much of his emergency tariffs.

    9:05am-9:30am: 2026-27 Budget review: tech and AI

    Speakers:

    Witman Hung, Director of the Greater Bay Area Research Centre of the China Silk Road iValley Research
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    Duncan Chiu, Lawmaker (Technology and Innovation sector)

    9:32am-10:00am: US Supreme Court tariff ruling

    Speakers:

    George Cautherley, Past Vice-Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce - Hong Kong

    Mark Michelson, Chairman of the Asia CEO Forum at IMA Asia

    27/02/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    27/02/2026 - 2026-27 budget: tech

    27/02/2026 - US Supreme Court tariff ruling

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    Construction site smoking penalties / HKMA's trade landscape modernisation plans / International Massage Championship

    Presenters:Azam Khan and Mike Rowse

    On Monday's programme, we talked about authorities' plan to impose a fixed penalty of 3,000 Hong Kong dollars for smoking at construction sites. The proposed smoking ban is in response to the deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze last November, which had been undergoing renovations. We heard from a tobacco control advocate and representatives from the construction industry.

    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

    RTHK Radio 3

    09/02/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    09/02/2026 - Construction site smoking penalties

    09/02/2026 - HKMA's trade landscape modernisation plans

    09/02/2026 - International Massage Championship