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主持人：Jim Gould and Mike Rowse
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Political turmoil in South Korea / Deepening rifts between US insurers and consumers
On this week's edition of Global Focus, we’re looking into the latest developments in Korean politics. President Yoon Suk Yeol is once again facing impeachment after surviving a motion tabled against him last week, over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. In a defiant speech, the embattled leader vowed to “fight till the end”, and blamed what he called “anti-state forces”, referring to the opposition-controlled parliament.
The leader’s televised address came shortly after police attempted to raid the presidential office compound, as part of a probe leading to the arrest of key figures, including the country’s police chief and its former defence minister. Yoon himself is subject of a travel ban, with authorities not ruling out arresting the strongman if conditions are met.
In the second half of the programme, we’ll talk about deepening rifts between US citizens and insurance companies, following the assassination of an executive.
9:05am-9:30am: Political turmoil in South Korea
9:05am-9:30am: Brian Bridges, former Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Sciences at Lingnan University; author and Asian affairs consultant
9:05am-9:30am: David Tizzard, Host of Korea Deconstructed podcast and Assistant Professor in Korean studies at Seoul Women's University
9:30am-10:00am: Deepening rifts between US insurers and consumers
9:30am-10:00am: Jonathan Glussman, Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
9:45am-10:00am: Florin Serban, Social media scholar and Lecturer at the School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University
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Public Housing abuse / China Manned Space Exhibition
主持人：Jim Gould and Mike Rowse
On Monday's Backchat, we're talking about efforts to tackle abuse of the public housing system, and also waiting times for a public rental flat.
Latest data from the Housing Authority shows that the average wait increased to 5.6 years in the third quarter, from 5.3 in the previous period.
The authority has warned that the waiting time could rise further in the first half of next year, but it says the situation is under control and housing supply is expected to pick up in 2024.
Meanwhile, more than 50 households living in government-subsidized units have been found to own their own properties in the city, after tighter checking procedures came into effect.
The director of housing has said that tenants who inform the authority about possible abuse of the system by their neighbours may be rewarded for doing so.
After 9:45am, we look at the China Manned Space Exhibition which is taking place in the Space Museum.
9:05-9:30am Cleresa Wong Pie-yue, Chairman of the Subsidized Housing Committee and a member of the Strategic Planning Committee
9:05am-9:45am Dr Rita Li, Director of Sustainable Real Estate Research Center; Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, HK Shue Yan University
9:30am-9:45am Sze Lai-shan, Deputy Director, The Society for Community Organisation
9:45am-10:00am Lawrence Lee, Museum Director of the Hong Kong Science Museum
