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    主持人:Danny Gittings 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).
    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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    21/05/2024

    Taxi vs ride-hailing rivalry / Hong Kong's first breastmilk bank

    On today's Backchat, we're talking about heightened tensions between ride-hailing providers and taxi drivers.

    Cab drivers last week held an "undercover operation" in a move to tackle ride-hailing services, by posing as Uber passengers and calling the police when reaching their destination.
    Speaking to RTHK, the chairman of the Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association Chow Kwok-keung said that he did not approve of drivers taking the matter into their own hand but called on the authorities to take more stringent action, saying that only 33 prosecutions were launched over unlicensed ride-hailing services last year.
    This comes as the government announced an increase of HK$2 dollars in flagfalls, citing rising insurance premium and higher maintenance costs.
    Is it time to clamp down on ride-hailing services once and for all? Or should the government create a legal framework to let other players into the market?
    After 9:45, we look into Hong Kong's first breastmilk bank which is poised to open next year.


    9:05am-9:45am: Taxi vs ride-hailing rivalry

    9:05am-9:45am: Alok Jain, CEO and Managing Director of Trans Consult

    9:05am-9:45am: Timothy Hau, Honorary Associate Professor in Economics and transport researcher, The University of Hong Kong


    9:45am-10:00am: Hong Kong's first breastmilk bank

    9:45am: 10:00am: Dr Mike Kwan, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong





    21/05/2024 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    21/05/2024 - Heightened rivalry between cabs and ride-hailing services

    21/05/2024 - Hong Kong's first breastmilk bank

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    Government spending / Making Hong Kong a Halal-friendly destination

    主持人:Danny Gittings and Philip Wong

    On Thursday's Backchat, we're talking about how to make the best use of public funds at a time when all government departments are being asked to tighten their belts.

    Legislators have been meeting all week in a Special Finance Committee session to quiz officials on their spending plans for the coming year amid projections of another budget deficit of $48 billion.
    Some have raised questions about the cost of everything from the millions of dollars still being spent every month on preserving vacant COVID quarantine facilities to former Chief Executive’s Carrie Lam’s office.
    Land matters are also high on the agenda, with the government preparing to submit its funding application for the first stage of the San Tin Technopole project that is one of the centrepiece’s of the Northern Metropolis project.
    So how can the government best implement its plan to cut spending by 1% this year? And are there ways public funds can be better targeted?
    After 9:45, we'll talk about Hong Kong's appeal to Muslim tourists looking for Halal-friendly restaurants.


    9:05am-9:45am: Government spending

    9:05am-9:30am: Andrew Leung, former Director General of Social Welfare; International and Independent China Strategist

    9:05am-9:45am: Eli Konvitz, Vice-Chair of the Urban Land Institute Hong Kong and Adjunct Associate Professor in Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong

    9:30am-9:45am: Vera Yuen, Lecturer in Economics, HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong





    9:45am-10:00am: Making Hong Kong a Halal-friendly destination

    9:45am-10:00am:  Ilyas Mohammad Alex, Member, Committee on the Promotion of Racial Harmony and Former General Secretary at The Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong



    香港電台第三台

    18/04/2024 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    18/04/2024 - Government expenditures: how should the government spend our money?

    18/04/2024 - Halal friendly restaurants in Hong Kong