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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
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：Philip Wong and John Bruce
After the break, an official from the Environmental Protection Department tells us about the SAR's first large scale electric vehicle battery recycling facility in Tuen Mun.
And finally, we learn more about the International Conference on Developmental Disorder which will be held in Hong Kong on Friday.
9:05am-9:30am: World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2026
Speakers:
Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation and Chairman of Asia Narrative
Joshua Chu, Lawyer and Co-Chair of the Hong Kong Web 3 Association
9:32am-9:45am: Hong Kong's first EV Battery Processing Plant
Speaker:
Steve Wong, Assistant Director (Waste Management), Environmental Protection Department
9:46am-10:00am: International Conference on Developmental Coordination Disorder
Speaker:
Jill Zwicker, Professor & Associate Head of Research, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, The University of British Columbia
