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主持人：Andrew Work 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).
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最新
Food delivery workers' rights / Food printing innovation / Emerging industry development
On Wednesday's Backchat, we talked with experts and lawmakers on recent complaints by dozens of riders for food delivery app Keeta, who went on strike over reduced pay and lack of peak hour subsidies.
After the news. we ventured into tech territory, where we heared from a researcher of a local university, whose team designed an AI-assisted food printing solution capable of preparing personalised meals in just three minutes.
Towards the end of the programme, we explored emerging industries and their development in the SAR.
9:05am-9:30am: Michael Szeto, Partner at ONC Lawyers
9:05am-9:30am: Lam Chun-sing, Lawmaker and Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions
9:05am-9:30am: Kenneth Kwong, Assistant Professor at the Department of Marketing, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
9:32am-9:45am: Food printing innovation
9:32am-9:45am: Connie Lee, CEO of Elevate Foods and PhD student at HKUST
9:45am-10:00am: Emerging industries' development
9:45am-10:00am: Prof. Heiwai Tang, Director of the Asia Global Institute, The University of Hong Kong
重溫
Blue collar workers' evolving expectations / Tree larvae infestations
主持人：Andrew Work and Ada Wong
On Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about blue collar workers' evolving expectations.
Citybus has just launched flexible contracts hoping to attract at least 100 new recruits, at a time when bus companies are struggling to hire new staff. Under the new terms, drivers will be allowed to take two days off after working three days in a row, with monthly salaries of up to HK$21,000 for drivers working 10 hours a day. Previously, bus captains were usually entitled to one day off a week.
Two years ago, the same operator launched half-day contracts in response to an increasing trend of younger people opting to take up two part-time jobs rather than a full-time one.
Is the service industry ready to implement more such arrangements? Will this have an impact on operating costs? We'll find out.
After 9:45, we learn more about a larvae outbreak affecting some of the city's trees.
9:05am-9:45am: Blue collar workers' evolving expectations
9:05m-9:45am: Roy Ying, Co-Chair (Advocacy and Policy Research Committee), Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management
9:17am-9:30am: Rita Li, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
9:30am-9:45am: Nikkie Davies, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant
9:45am-10:00am: Tree larvae infestations
9:45am-10:00am: Ken So, Chief Executive, The Conservancy Association
