主持人：Brian 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.gov.hk
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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:
Prof. Jason Huang, study author and Assistant Professor from The Jockey School of Public Health, 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：Brian Wong and Mike Rowse
In the spirit of World Radio Day, we kicked off this Backchat by speaking to the Head of Radio at Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union to learn more about listening trends around the world.
After that, we talked to a political analyst on the recent violence that took place in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan. Pakistan's military recently concluded a week-long operation in the region against insurgency, following a deadly attack last month by separatists.
