主持人:Danny Gittings and Janice Wong
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On Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about the interruption to water supplies in Tung Chung on Sunday night and Monday morning.
At least 120,000 residents were left with no water after a burst water main near Sunny Bay cut supplies to the new town for about 12 hours.
Some restaurants had no choice but to suspend operations while one school cancelled classes.
The Water Services Department deployed trucks to provide fresh water for residents.
Authorities have promised a thorough investigation into the incident, which has also focussed attention on the development of Tung Chung, where the population is expected to double in the next decade.
Were you affected by the outage? We want to hear from you.
After 9:45, we're learning more about the new North Lantau Marine Park which was established last Friday.
9:05am-9:45am: Tung Chung water supply outages
9:05am-9:30am: Lau Chin Pang, Islands District Councillor
9:05am-9:45am: Andrew Spires, Director and Founder of Islanderhk.com
9:30am-9:45am: Aaron Bok, Past President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
9:45am-10:00am: Marine park establishment
9:45am-10:00am: Lydia Pang, Head of Ocean Conservation, WWF Hong Kong
主持人:Danny Gittings and Janice Wong
On Thursday's Backchat, we're talking about child abuse. Ten former care workers were this week jailed for their role in one of the city's biggest child abuse scandals in recent years. The "evil and barbaric" acts they inflicted on toddlers living in a residential home in Mongkok have re-ignited debate over the need to better supervise such care centres.
The sentencing comes as the government prepares to implement the recently-enacted Mandatory Reporting Child Abuse Ordinance, which requires many professionals to report cases of suspected child abuse. So is Hong Kong doing enough to tackle the problem? How much difference will the new law make? And how do we compare to other parts of the world?
After 9:45, we'll learn more about a think tank's proposals to give Chinese medicine a more prominent role in the city's healthcare system. Tell us what you think. If you'd like to take part in the conversation, call us on 2338 8266. WhatsApp us on 6899 8518. Comment on our Facebook page. Or email backchat@rthk.hk.
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