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    Presenters:Brian Wong and Ada 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).
    Have your say by calling us on 233 88 266, find us on Facebook - Backchat on RTHK Radio 3, or email backchat@rthk.hk  

    Listen live on Radio 3's homepage - www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3

    The Backchat podcast is available after each live broadcast

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    26/07/2024

    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 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    26/07/2024 - : Latest developments in the US Presidential election

    26/07/2024 - Green groups concerns about the government’s South Lantau Eco-Recreation Corridor’s plan

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    Is it time to review the HK$2 transport subsidy? / Findings on the side effects of antiviral medicine

    Presenters:Brian Wong and Ada Wong

    On Friday’s Backchat, we’re talking about the HK$2 subsidised fare for elderly people who use public transport, after some lawmakers called for it to be doubled, to help keep the concessionary scheme sustainable.

    Latest government estimates show that the policy would cost HK$6 billion in the coming financial year, up 50 percent from this year.
    The administration said earlier that it would review the scheme.
    So what do you think? Should the HK$2 fare be doubled? Or should public transport operators subsidise part of the elderly fares? And how can we ensure that the concessionary scheme is sustainable when the population is ageing?
    After 9:45am, we’ll find out more about a Chinese University study on the side effects of antiviral medicine.


    9:05am-9:45am: Is it time to review the HK$2 transport subsidy?

    9:05am-9:30am: Alok Jain, CEO and Managing Director of Trans Consult; Former Deputy Operations Director at Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB)

    9:05am-9:30am: Prof Timothy Hau, Honorary Associate Professor of Economics, The University of Hong Kong

    9:30am-9:45am:Lam Chun-sing, Lawmaker, Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions


    9:45am-10:00am: Findings on the side effects of antiviral medicine

    9:45am-10:00am: Dr Jimmy Lai, Specialist in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital


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    22/03/2024 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    22/03/2024 - Is it time to review the HK$2 transport subsidy?

    22/03/2024 - Findings on the side effects of antiviral medicine