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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).
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On this programme, we hear from lawmakers on governments plans to expand the Ta Kwu Ling New Development Area by 20 percent. The campus area of Ta Kwu Ling university town will increase from 40 to 75 hectares. Can the expansion accommodate new educational institutions and arts facilities?
After the break, we tell you all about Muse Fest HK 2026 taking place this month. The event aims to explore the city's rich and distinctive history, art and science, while demonstrating how museums connect with the community to pass on cultural heritage.
And to wrap up the show, we learn how two world-renowned university museums, the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Cambridge have partnered up to present a special exhibition of treasured painted enamels from CUHK, on display in the UK for the first time.
9:05am-9:30am: Ta Kwu Ling University Town
Speakers:
Lau Chi-pang, Lawmaker and Chair of the Legislative Council's Panel on Education
Priscilla Leung, Lawmaker and Chair of the Legislative Council's Bills Committee on the Northern Metropolis Development Bill
9:32am-9:40am: Muse Fest HK 2026
Speaker:
Amy Chan, Marketing and Business Development Director at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
9:40am-10:00am: CUHK launched joint exhibition with Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum
Speakers:
Prof. Josh Yiu, Director of the CUHK Art Museum
Joyce Chiu, Curator of the CUHK Art Museum
Presenters：Philip Wong and John Bruce
On this programme, we hear from lawmakers on governments plans to expand the Ta Kwu Ling New Development Area by 20 percent. The campus area of Ta Kwu Ling university town will increase from 40 to 75 hectares. Can the expansion accommodate new educational institutions and arts facilities?
After the break, we tell you all about Muse Fest HK 2026 taking place this month. The event aims to explore the city's rich and distinctive history, art and science, while demonstrating how museums connect with the community to pass on cultural heritage.
And to wrap up the show, we learn how two world-renowned university museums, the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Cambridge have partnered up to present a special exhibition of treasured painted enamels from CUHK, on display in the UK for the first time.
9:05am-9:30am: Ta Kwu Ling University Town
Speakers:
Lau Chi-pang, Lawmaker and Chair of the Legislative Council's Panel on Education
Priscilla Leung, Lawmaker and Chair of the Legislative Council's Bills Committee on the Northern Metropolis Development Bill
9:32am-9:40am: Muse Fest HK 2026
Speaker:
Amy Chan, Marketing and Business Development Director at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
9:40am-10:00am: CUHK launched joint exhibition with Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum
Speakers:
Prof. Josh Yiu, Director of the CUHK Art Museum
Joyce Chiu, Curator of the CUHK Art Museum
