主持人:Brian Wong and John Bruce
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 start in outer space, after a mainland start-up recovered the first stage of its rocket.
Then, a senior representative at M+ Museum shares details on an upcoming series that turns the galleries into an active music space.
After the break, we preview the new Premier League season which kicks-off tomorrow.
And to wrap up the show, we learn about the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest, the largest university robotics competition in the Asia-Pacific region that's co-organised by RTHK.
9:05am-9:20am: China achieves first land rocket recovery
Speaker:
Quentin Parker, Emeritus Professor and Immediate Past Director at the Laboratory for Space Research, The University of Hong Kong
9:20am-9:30am: M+ at Night events
Speaker:
David Tsui, Deputy Director of Museum Operations at M+ Museum
9:32am-9:47am: Premier League season kicks off
Speaker:
Chris Lau, Football commentator
9:47am-10:00am: ABU Robocon 2026
Speaker:
Ir. Dr. George Sze, Representative of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and Chair of the International Judges of the ABU Robocon 2026
主持人:Brian Wong and John Bruce
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