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主持人：Jim Gould and Philip Wong
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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Global Focus look at US Presidential election/ Green groups concerns about the government’s plans for South Lantau Eco-Recreation Corridor.
On Friday's Backchat, Global Focus look at the latest developments in the US Presidential election following President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the race.
Has Vice President Kamala Harris entry into the race given the Democrats’ a better chance of success? Or is former President Donald Trump still the odds-on favourite? And from China to Ukraine, where does Kamala Harris stand on foreign policy, and what implications would she have for this part of the world?
Later in the programme, we hear from local green groups about their concerns about the government’s plans for a South Lantau Eco-Recreation Corridor.
26/07/2024 - Green groups concerns about the government’s South Lantau Eco-Recreation Corridor’s plan
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Protection of part-time workers / Pedestrian road safety
主持人：Jim Gould and Philip Wong
On Monday's Backchat, we look into proposals to enhance the protection of part-time workers.
Under the current mechanism, employees working at least 18 hours per week and employed for more than a month are entitled to a range of benefits offered to full-time workers including paid annual leave, rest days and sickness allowances.
However, some employers are believed to arrange their part-time employees' schedules in a way that purposely falls short of the 18 hours weekly requirement.
In response, the Labour Department has suggested lowering the qualifying threshold by entitling employees who work 72, 68, 64 or 60 hours in four weeks to all statutory benefits, regardless of how many hours they work in a single week.
Would this move better protect part-time workers? How about freelancers? And would extra operational costs place a burden on businesses?
After 9:45, we look into ways to cut down accidents involving pedestrians.
9:05am-9:45am: Protection of part-time workers
9:05am-9:45am: Roy Ying, Co-Chairperson, Advocacy and Policy Research Committee, Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management
9:05am-9:30am: Lam Chun-sing, Lawmaker, The Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions
9:30am-9:45am: Michael Szeto, Partner, ONC Lawyers
9:45am-10:00: Tony Sze, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and road safety researcher
