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Presenters：Jim Gould 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.hk
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Pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses / Storm scare on a Hong Kong-bound flight
On Friday's Backchat, we're discussing ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses.
9:05am-9:45am: Pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses
9:05am-9:45am: Gerard Postiglione, Emeritus and Honorary Professor; Coordinator at the Consortium for Higher Education Research in Asia, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
9:05am-9:45am: Eyal Mayroz (PhD), Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney
9:05am-9:45am: Prof. Shahram Akbarzadeh, Convenor of the Middle East Studies Forum and Deputy Director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
9:45am-10:00am: Storm scare on a Hong Kong-bound flight
9:45am-10:00am: Paul Weatherilt, Chairman of the Hong Kong Aircrew Officers’ Association
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Tung Chung MTR line extension / Visa applicants required to declare prior convictions
Presenters：Jim Gould and Mike Rowse
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 required 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
