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主持人：Janice Wong and Paul Zimmerman
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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Tung Chung MTR line extension / Visa applicants needing to declare prior convictions
On Monday's Backchat, we're talking about the planned extension to the Tung Chung MTR line.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday to mark the start of construction work.
Scheduled for completion in 2029, the project will include two new stations -- Tung Chung East and Tung Chung West -- and is part of the broader development of the area which is underway and which will result in a big increase in population.
The new stations will eventually allow more convenient access for many to the MTR. However, critics have voiced dissatisfaction with the lengthy timeline of the project's planning and construction, pointing out that many new residents will already have moved in several years before the stations are completed.
After 9:45, we look into a new requirement for visa applicants to declare any criminal convictions.
Let us know what you think. You can leave a message here on our Facebook page, email us at backchat@rthk.hk, or give us a call on 23388266.
9:00am-9:45am:Tung Chung MTR line extension
9:00am-9:45am: Ian Brownlee, Managing Director of Masterplan Limited
9:00am-9:45am: Alok Jain, CEO and Managing Director of Trans Consult
9:30am-9:45am: Gary Zhang, Lawmaker and Vice-chairman of the Legco's subcommittee on railway
9:45am-10:00am: Visa applicants needing to declare prior convictions
9:45am-10:00am: Stephen Barnes, Co-founder of the Hong Kong Visa Centre and author of the Hong Kong Visa Handbook
重溫
Personal injuries in restaurants and liability / HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens
主持人：Janice Wong and Paul Zimmerman
On Wednesday's Backchat, we're talking about legal liability in the catering industry.
The debate has been raging for years over who should be responsible when people are scalded by hot food or drinks at restaurants.
Last week an 8-year-old girl suffered second-degree burns on her forehead, face and arm after a collision with another customer at a Tseung Kwan O restaurant spilled piping-hot coffee on the child.
And earlier this month, a Florida court ruled that McDonald's was liable for burns suffered by another little girl after a steaming hot Chicken McNugget fell on her thigh in 2019.
So what do you think? Who's responsible for such accidents? Restaurants or customers? Should the temperature of hot drinks and food be regulated?
After 9:45, we'll look at the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens which will take place over the weekend.
Let us know what you think. You can leave a message here on our Facebook page, email us at backchat@rthk.hk, or give us a call on 23388266.
9:00am-9:45am:Personal injuries in restaurants and liability
9:00am-9:30am: Ho Lok Sang, Director, Pan Sutong Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Research Institute, Lingnan University
9:00am-9:45am: Hiew Shek Kei, Vice Chairman, The Association for Hong Kong Catering Services Ltd
9:00am-9:45am: Eric Curlewis, Barrister at Law
9:45am-10:00am: HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens
9:45am-10:00am: Sebastian Page, Organising Committee Member, HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens
