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Presenters：John Bruce 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
Listen live on Radio 3's homepage - www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3
On this programme, we chat with the head of the Squash Association of Hong Kong, China, which will launch an award scheme to support athletes competing in the upcoming Nagoya Asian Games.
A medical sector lawmaker then joins the show to tell us about the integration of nine Elderly Health Centres into the district health network, starting from October 5.
After the break, a representative from a local think tank will give us an update on the Northern Metropolis after the government awarded the first tender for a major land parcel of the mega-project.
And finally, we end the show by taking a closer look at research by the Polytechnic University which identified how different environments and mental tasks affect a stroke survivor's ability to walk while multitasking, using that data to create custom therapy.
9:05am-9:20am: Cash incentives for squash at Asian Games
Speaker:
Duncan Chiu, Lawmaker and chairman of the Squash Association of Hong Kong, China
9:20am-9:30am: Primary healthcare integration for the elderly
Speaker:
David Lam, Lawmaker (medical and health services sector)
9:32am-9:46am: First tender awarded for Northern Metropolis
Speaker:
Jason Leung, Assistant Research Director, Head of Land & Housing at Our Hong Kong Foundation
9:46am-10am: PolyU's research on stroke rehabilitation
Speaker:
Marco Pang, Chair Professor of Neurorehabilitation and Head of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at PolyU
Presenters：John Bruce and Mike Rowse
On this programme, we talk to a lawmaker and learn more about the Judiciary's plan to establish the Hong Kong International Commercial Court, a special division of the High Court, to tackle complex cross-border commercial disputes.
Then, we hear from a child rights advocate as the Chinese mainland celebrates Children's Day. We also find out how Hong Kong can strive to promote child-friendly development.
After the break, we get the latest on Hong Kong's smoking situation and learn about a series of activities introduced by the Department of Health in their "Quit in June" campaign that encourage and assist smokers put out their cigarette for good.
And finally, another lawmaker tells us how the injection of 4.6 billion HK$ from the Capital Investment Fund will help support Hong Kong Post over the next three years.
9:05am-9:20am: Hong Kong International Commercial Court establishment
Speaker:
Nick Chan, Lawmaker
9:20am-9:30am: Children's Day
Speaker:
Grenville Cross, Senior Counsel and Honorary Consultant to the Child Protection Institute
9:32am-9:45am: "Quit in June" anti-smoking campaign
Speaker:
Dr Lilian Chiang, Senior Medical & Health Officer (Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office), Department of Health
9:45am-10:00am: HK$4.6 billion injection into HongKong Post
Speaker:
Holden Chow , Lawmaker
