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主持人：Jenny Lam and Mike Rowse
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
Basic Housing Units / Labubu craze / Microplastics awareness survey / Month of Portugal
On Tuesday's programme, we talked about the government’s drive to improve living conditions for people who live in subdivided flats. New regulations to be brought in will mandate basic requirements for shoebox flats – including on size, height, and things like requiring windows and toilets in each unit. The first step is for landlords whose flats don’t currently fulfil these new requirements to start registering with authorities next year, before making the needed renovations. We talked to a lawmaker to see how things are going.
We also looked into the Labubu craze that has taken the world by storm.
We then spoke to experts about the dangers of microplastics before finding out all about the “Month of Portugal” in Macau.
9:05am-9:16am: Basic Housing Units
9:05am-9:16am: Andrew Lam, Lawmaker and veteran urban planner
9:16am-9:30am: Labubu craze
9:16am-9:30am: Josselyn Chau, Research Manager at Our Hong Kong Foundation
9:32am-9:51am: Microplastic awareness survey 9:32am-9:37am: Steven Choi, Chief Operating Officer at the Green Council
9:37am-9:51am: Dana Winograd, Executive Director & Co-Founder of Plastic Free Seas
9:51am-10:00am: Month of Portugal
9:51am-10:00am: Tomás Ramos de Deus, educator, musician and member of Casa de Portugal
重溫
Salary Trends in the Greater Bay Area / Hurricane Milton and Extreme Weather
主持人：Jenny Lam and Mike Rowse
On Monday’s Backchat, we’re talking about salary trends in the Greater Bay Area . The latest pay trend survey by the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management shows that the average salary for Hong Kong employees increased by 3.2 percent this year, while workers in other parts of the GBA received an average salary increase of 4.8 percent. But overall, the average salary for the GBA area has dipped slightly compared to a year earlier.
On the outlook for 2025 - salary increases are planned by many companies in Hong Kong and other parts of the GBA, but a significant number of companies remain undecided. The survey organiser, says global economic uncertainty is a factor for companies’ to consider when forecasting pay adjustments, and a more cautious approach is expected for next year. So what do these findings show when it comes to workforce competitiveness? Is salary still the main factor when it comes to attracting talent?
After 9.30, we discuss Hurricane Milton in the United States, that intensified from a minimal hurricane to a massive Category 5 in less than ten hours. What made it so fierce and unusual? We’ll find out.
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.
14/10/2024 - Salary Trends in the Greater Bay Area
14/10/2024 - Hurricane Milton and Extreme Weather
