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    Presenters:Philip 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).
    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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    27/07/2026

    Increasing student accomodation demand / 2.04 percent hike for public housing rent / French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's presidential bid / Therapist training for SEN children

    On this programme, we inspect the rental housing market and how demand for student lodging is intensifying in the city even as more accommodation comes onto the market.

    We then have more property talk, and hear from a lawmaker on why the Housing Authority's Subsidised Housing Committee recently approved a 2.04 percent rent increase for public rental housing.

    After the break, we turn our attention over to the French presidential election after far-right leader Marine Le Pen confirmed she was still standing for the top job next year. It follows an appeals court upheld her embezzlement conviction but paved the way for her to run with a shorter ban from office.

    And to wrap up the show, a representative of a local NGO tells us more about their project which trains volunteers to become therapists for SEN children from low-income households.

    9:05am-9:18am: Increasing student accomodation demand

    Speaker:

    Hannah Jeong, Head of Valuation and Advisory Services at CBRE

    9:18am-9:30am: 2.04 percent hike for public housing rent

    Speaker:

    Judy Chan, Lawmaker and a member of the Housing Authority's Subsidised Housing Committee

    9:32am-9:47am: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's presidential bid

    Speaker:

    Éric Sautedé, Lecturer and Project Manager of the Jean Monnet Centre for Excellence at Hong Kong Baptist University.

    9:47am-10:00am: Therapist training for SEN children

    Speaker:

    Angela Man, Director of Child Services, Achievement Foundation

    27/07/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    27/07/2026 - Increasing student accomodation demand

    27/07/2026 - 2.04 percent hike for public housing rent

    27/07/2026 - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's presidential bid

    27/07/2026 - Therapist training for SEN children

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    Expansion of southbound travel scheme / High demand for driving instructor's licenses / Hong Kong Metropolitan University's study on retirees / "AI for All" initiative

    Presenters:Philip Wong and John Bruce

    On this programme, we first look at the expanded "Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles" arrangement. Starting from July 25, approved vehicles from five more Greater Bay Area cities –  Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Huizhou and Zhaoqing – will be able to enter Hong Kong and stay for up to three days.

    After that, we talk to a scholar on why acquiring a driving instructor's licence in Hong Kong has become so competitive. This came as the government received over 55,000 applications for 332 new licences.

    After the break, we hear about a study by the Hong Kong Metropolitan University on how retired professionals can alleviate the labour shortage.

    And finally, a lawmaker tells us all about the proposal of an "AI for all" initiative by the government that will earmark HK$50 million to host more than 200 events over the next two years.

    9:05am-9:21am: Expansion of southbound travel scheme

    Speaker:

    Caspar Tsui, Executive director of the Federation of Hong Kong Hotels Owners

    9:21am-9:30am:  High demand for driving instructor's licenses

    Speaker:

    Timothy Hau, Transport expert and Honorary Associate Professor at the HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong

    9:32am-9:47am: Hong Kong Metropolitan University's study on retirees

    Speaker: 

    Raymond Kwong,Assistant Professor at the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Hong Kong  Metropolitan University

    9:47am-10:00am: "AI for All" initiative

    Speaker: 

    Ray Wong, Lawmaker

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    12/06/2026 - Expansion of southbound travel scheme

    12/06/2026 - High demand for driving instructor's licenses

    12/06/2026 - Hong Kong Metropolitan University's study on retirees

    12/06/2026 - "AI for All" initiative