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Backchat is RTHK Radio 3's current affairs programme with expert panels and listener participation. It airs every weekday from 8.30am-9.30am. Have your say by calling us on 233 88 266, Backchat's Facebook , or send us a message at backchat@rthk.hk Catch it live: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 9.30am (*except holidays) Podcast: Daily update and available after its broadcast.
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RTHK's English-language current affairs programme that takes "The Pulse" of Hong Kong ... and the world around it. "The Pulse" is presented by locally and internationally known journalist and writer Steve Vines. Its focus? The latest events and trends that affect Hong Kong - from the corridors of power and business boardrooms, to the streets and dai pai dongs. "The Pulse" is politics. What's happening in the Legislative Council and on the streets right now. "The Pulse" is the media, informin ...
If “ Hong Kong Connection ” were a tree, how old would it be? It was on 5 March, 1978 that the documentary series first went on the air in Chinese. As the series continues, its staff are determined to go on uncovering and delving into every local and international topic that concerns the people in Hong Kong, whether it be political, economic, educational, commercial, environmental or technological. A tree plays an important environmental role in refreshing the air that we breathe and holding ...
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Minimum size for private flats; China’s latest space mission
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8:30am-9:30am: minimum size for private flats8:30am-9:00am: Shih Wing Ching, Founder and Chief Executive, Centaline Group8:30am-9:15am: Lau Chun-kong, Managing Director, Valuation & Advisory Services in Asia of Colliers9:15am-9:30am: China’s late...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Shrinking student population; and panic buying
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8:30am-9:30am: shrinking schools8:30am-9:15am: Mervyn Cheung, Chairman, HK Education Policy Concern Group8:30am-9:15am: Chim Hon-ming, Principal of Chiu Sheung School, Hong Kong; Chairman of the Council of Central and Western District School Heads ...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Covid-19 worldwide; and typhoons
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8:30am-9:30am: covid-19 worldwide8:30am-9:00am: Paul Tambyah, President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection8:30am-9:15am: Dale Fisher, Senior Consultant, of infectious Diseases, National University Hospital; Chair of ...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Biodiversity and environmental protection
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8:30am-9:30am: biodiversity8:30am-9:30am: Lam Chiu-ying, former Hong Kong Observatory Director8:30am-9:30am: Dr Eric Wikramanayake, Director, Wildlife & Wetlands, WWF-Hong Kong 8:30am-9:00am: Albert Lai, CEO, Carbon Care Asia 9:00am-9:30am: Dr ...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
8:30am-9:30am: policy address 20218:30am-9:00am: Alan Lung, Co-convenor, Path of Democracy8:40am-9:00am: Regina Ip, lawmaker, member of the Executive Council; and chairwoman of the New People’s Party9:00am-9:30am: Felix Chung, Liberal Party leade...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
8:30am-9:30am: policy address 20218:30am-9:30am: David Webb (in photo), founder and editor of Webb-site.com 8:30am-9:30am: John Burns, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, HKU8:30am-9:00am: ...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Domestic helper shortage; Japan’s new PM
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8:30am-9:15am: domestic helper shortage8:30am-9:15am: Eni Lestari, Founder of the Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers8:30am-9:15am: Chan Tung-fung, Chair, Hong Kong Union of Employment Agencies 9:15am-9:30am: Japan’s new PM9:15am-9:30am: ...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Looking ahead to policy address 2021; new Covid-19 drug
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8:30am-9:15am: looking ahead to policy address 20218:30am-9:00am: Felix Chung, Liberal Party leader; Textiles and garment sector lawmaker8:30am-9:00am: Ho Lok-sang, Director, Pan Sutong Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Research Institute, Lingnan...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
8:30am-9:15am: land supply8:30am-9:30am: Ryan Ip (R in photo), Head of Land & Housing Research, Our Hong Kong Foundation 8:30am-9:30am: Vera Yuen (L in photo), Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Hong Kong 8:30am-9:00am: Pr...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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HK Happiness Index; plastic bag levy
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8:30am-9:15am: HK Happiness Index8:30am-9:00am: Simon Lam, Professor, Tung Wah College’s School of Nursing8:30am-9:15am: Dr Natalie Loong, Clinical psychologist8:30am-9:15am: Gordon Mathews, Professor of Anthropology, Chinese University of Hong K...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Chances of reopening the border; biodiversity in South Lantau
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8:30am-9:15am: reopening the border8:30am-9:15am: Yang Lin, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, PolyU8:30am-9:15am: John Ap, Visiting professor and Director of Global Centre for Tourism, Education and Training, Macau Institute for Tourism Studi...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Consumption vouchers and supermarket price rises; hot weather
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8:30am-9:15am: supermarket price rises8:30am-8:45am: Gilly Wong, Chief Executive, Consumer Council8:30am-9:00am: Sze Lai-shan, Deputy Director, The Society for Community Organisation (SoCo) 8:30am-9:15am: Dr Mo Pak-hung, economist based in Hong K...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Future of the Democratic Party; Recycling of plastic bottles
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8:30am-9:15am: Future of the Democratic Party8:30am-9:00am: Fred Li, former lawmaker, Democratic Party 8:30am-9:15am: Christine Loh, Former Undersecretary for Environment and former legislator; 8:40am-9:00am: Regina Ip, lawmaker, member of the Ex...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Sports facilities; new hiking trail on Kat O Island
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8:30am-9:15am: sports facilities8:30am-9:15am: Kam Man-fung (in photo), Executive Committee Member, New People's Party8:30am-9:15am: David Greaves, Chief Financial Officer, Hong Kong Rugby Union 8:30am-9:15am: Patrick Lau, Professor, Department o...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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International travel amid Covid; Water World
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8:30am-9:15am: International travel amid Covid8:30am-9:15am: Prof Roberto Bruzzone, Co-Director, HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, School of Public Health, HKU8:30am-9:00am: Prof Haiyan Song, Associate Dean, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Hong Ko...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Combatting child abuse; illegal parking
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8:30am-9:15am: combatting child abuse8:30am-9:15am: Samantha Gershon, Family lawyer, partner in the Hong Kong family team at Withers 8:30am-9:15am: Amanda Whitfort, Associate Professor, HKU’s Faculty of Law 8:30am-9:00am: Dr Patrick Cheung, Chair...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Election committee; career opportunities in the mainland
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8:30am-9:15am: election committee8:30am-9:15am: Chris Yeung, Political Analyst; former chairperson of Hong Kong Journalists Association9:00am-9:15am: Nixie Lam, elected Election Committee member, Representatives of Hong Kong members of relevant nat...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Covid-19 jabs for teenagers; Election Committee subsector elections
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8:30am-9:15am: Covid-19 jabs for teenagers8:30am-9:15am: Professor Lau Yu-lung, Chair Professor of Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, HKU; Chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Disease8:30am-9:00am: ...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Age of retirement; National Games
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8:30am-9:15am: retirement ages8:30am-9:00am: Cyrus Lau Hoi-man, registered nurse; officer of Hong Kong Allied Health Professionals and Nurses Association8:30am-9:00am: Dr Pan Pey-chyou, Chairman of the Hong Kong Medical and Health Care Staff Genera...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Shek Kwu Chau incinerator and finless porpoises; Rent-rise limits on subdivided flats
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8:30am-9:15am: development of Shek Kwu Chau8:30am-9:15am: Taison Chang (L in photo), Chairman, Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society8:30am-9:15am: Gary Stokes, co-founder and Directors of Operations of OceansAsia, Formerly the Asia Director for Se...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Possible new bureau for culture and tourism; Sports stars' winning mentality
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8:30am-9:15am: possible new bureau for culture and tourism8:30am-9:15am: John Batten, President, International Association of Art Critics Hong Kong8:30am-9:15am: Raymond Fung, Artist and architect, member of the West Kowloon Cultural District Autho...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Vaccination rates , Local tourism
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8:30am-9:15am: Vaccination rate8:30am-9:15am: Phone – Prof Roberto Bruzzone, Co-Director, HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, School of Public Health, HKU 8:30am-9:00am: Phone – Prof Wallace Lau Chak-sing, Convenor, Government Advisory Panel on Covid-19 Va...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
8:30am-9:30am: global security8:30am-9:30am: Daniel Flitton, Managing Editor, The Interpreter of Lowy Institute; former intelligence analyst for the Australian government8:30am-9:30am: Michael Zekulin, Lecturer, School of Politics and International...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Qianhai economic zone; Hong Kong third runway
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8:30am-9:15am: Qianhai economic zone8:30am-9:15am: Frederik Gollob, Chair, European Chamber of Commerce8:30am-8:45am: Witman Hung, principal liaison officer for Hong Kong at the Shenzhen Qianhai Authority, National People’s Congress Deputy8:45am-9...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Hong Kong people's longevity; Expo industry
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8:30am-9:15am: longevity8:30am-9:15am: Jean Woo, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK; Director, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing8:30am-9:00am: Dr Judith Mackay, Honorary Professor in HKU School of Public Health; Senior Pol...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Covid-19 updates; welfare of wild boar
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8:30am-9:15am: Covid-19 updates8:30am-9:00am: Prof Malik Peiris, Chair of Virology at HKU School of Public Health 8:30am-9:00am: Dr David Lam, Chairman, Medical Conscience9:00am-9:15am: Dr Henry Yeung, Council member, Hong Kong Chinese Medical As...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Changes in China; and Conclusion of Paralympic
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8:30am-9:15am: changes in China8:30am-9:15am: Alan Lung, Co-convenor, Path of Democracy8:30am-9:15am: Prof Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Research Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University8:30am-9:15am: Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor of Politics, Director, I...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Overseas doctors; barristers and their wigs
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8:30am-9:15am: overseas doctors8:30am-9:15am: Dr David Fang, former president of Medical Association 8:30am-9:00am: Dr Arisina Ma, Council member, Hong Kong Public Doctors’ Association9:00am-9:15am: Alex Lam, Chairman, Hong Kong Patients’ Voices...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Gaming and children; Afghanistan
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8:30am-9:15am: gaming and children8:30am-9:15am: Dr Fanny Lam (in photo), specialist in developmental-behavioural paediatrics, Hong Kong Developmental Paediatrics Centre8:30am-9:00am: Dr Quratulain Zaidi, Clinical Psychologist based in Hong Kong8...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Covid-19 updates; Pets left behind
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8:30am-9:15am: Covid-19 updates8:30am-9:15am: Prof Roberto Bruzzone, Co-Director, HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, School of Public Health, HKU 8:30am-9:15am: Jean Woo, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK; Director, CUHK Jockey Club...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Waste-charging scheme; and freelancing
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8:30am-9:15am: waste-charging scheme8:30am-8:50am: Wong Kam-sing, Secretary for the Environment8:50am-9:15am: Paul Zimmerman, Southern District Councillor, CEO of Designing Hong Kong 8:50am-9:15am: Edwin Lau, Founder and Executive Director of Gre...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Democrats; US vice-president’s Southeast Asian tour
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8:30am-9:15am: democrats8:30am-9:15am: Clement Woo Kin-man, Chairman of Tai Po South Area Committee and former member of Tai Po District Council8:30am-9:15am: Lo Kin-hei, Chairman of the Democratic Party8:30am-9:15am: John Burns, Emeritus and Hon...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Film censorship; and Central Market
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8:30am-9:15am: film censorship8:30am-8:45am: Ho Lok-sang, Director, Pan Sutong Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Research Institute, Lingnan University8:30am-9:15am: Kenny Ng, Associate Professor, Baptist University’s academy of film 9:00am-9:15...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Domestic helpers; and Law Society
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8:30am-9:15am: domestic helpers8:30am-9:15am: Eni Lestari, Founder of the Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers8:30am-9:15am: Thomas Chan Tung-fung, Chair, Hong Kong Union of Employment Agencies8:30am-9:15am: Dr Joseph Tsang, Co-chairman, Hong...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
8:30am-9:15am: China’s five-year-plan8:30am-9:30am: Mark Michelson (L in photo), chairman, Asia CEO Forum at IMA Asia8:30am-9:30am: David Webb (R in photo), Founder and editor of Webb-site.com8:30am-9:00am: Witman Hung, principal liaison officer for...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Covid-19 and business; Gurkhas retirees
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8:30am-9:15am: Covid-19 and business8:30am-9:00am: Inaki Amate (in photo), vice-chairman, European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong 8:30am-9:00am: Prof Malik Peiris, Chair of Virology at HKU School of Public Health8:45am-9:00am: Michael Tien, lawma...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
8:30am-9:15am: promoting HK8:30am-9:15am: Andrew Leung, International and Independent China Strategist and former Director-General of Social Welfare8:30am-9:00am: Chris Yeung, veteran journalist; political columnist8:45am-9:00am: Allan Zeman, cha...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
8:30am-9:15am: trams8:30am-9:15am: James Ockenden (in photo), Founder and Editor of Transit Jam; Producer of radio show ‘Wham Bam Tram!’8:40am-9:15am: Cyril Aubin, Managing Director of Hong Kong Tramways8:30am-9:00am: Prof Brian King, Associate Dean...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
8:30am-9:15am: Covid-198:30am-9:15am: Benjamin Cowling, Head of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, HKU8:30am-9:00am: Paul Tambyah, President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection9:00...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Harbour reclamation; Afghanistan
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8:30am-9:15am: harbour reclamation8:30am-9:15am: Winston Chu Ka-sun, Founder and Vice-Chairman, Society for Protection of the Harbour8:30am-9:15am: Paul Zimmerman, Southern District Councillor, CEO of Designing Hong Kong 9:00am-9:15am: Alice Mak, Fe...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Street Protests; Standard Chartered Marathon
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8:30am-9:15am: Street Protests8:30am-9:15am: Alan Lung (in photo), Co-convenor, Path of Democracy8:30am-9:15am: Emily Lau, former Democratic Party lawmaker8:30am-9:15am: Professor Gordon Mathews, Professor of Anthropology, Chinese University of Hong...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
On Friday’s Backchat, Covid-19 updates; and Election Committee. Your hosts will be Hugh Chiverton and Danny Gittings.Chinese authorities have approved trials for the mixed-use of Sinovac jab and a DNA vaccine developed by American biotech company In...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
8:30am-9:15am: PTU8:30am-9:15am: Mervyn Cheung, Chairman, HK Education Policy Concern Group8:30am-9:15am: Joseph Cheng, former Professor of Politics, City University of Hong Kong8:45am-8:55am: Pan Pey-Chyou, Former Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Federatio...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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E-cigarettes; black sand on beach
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8:30am-9:15am: e-cigarettes8:30am-9:15am: Dr Judith Mackay, Honorary Professor in HKU School of Public Health and Senior Policy Advisor to World Health Organization8:30am-9:00am: Henry Tong Sau-chai, Chairman, Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
8:30am-9:15am: anti-sanctions law8:30am-9:00am: Ho Lok-sang, Director, Pan Sutong Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Research Institute, Lingnan University8:45am-9:00am: Barry Wood, RTHK’s international economic correspondent9:00am-9:15am: Felix Ch...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Sports developments; Covid-19 updates
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8:30am-9:15am: sports developments8:30am-9:15am: Dr Jacky Chan Ka-wai (in photo), Lecturer, Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, CUHK8:30am-9:00am: Claudia Lau, Retired Swimmer, 2016 Olympian8:30am-9:00am: Belinda Greer, Chief Execu...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Covid-19; Olympics medal successes
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8:30am-9:15am: Covid-198:30am-9:15am: Dr Siddharth Sridhar, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong 8:30am-9:00am: John Ap, Visiting professor and Director of Global Centre for Tourism, Education and Training...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Possible housing development close to the wetlands; red tides
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8:30am-9:15am: possible development in the wetland8:30am-9:15am: Ryan Ip (in photo), Head of Land & Housing Research, Our Hong Kong Foundation8:30am-9:15am: Dr Rita Li, Director of Sustainable Real Estate Research Center; Associate Professor, Departm...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Professional Teachers' Union; domestic workers
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8:30am-9:15am: PTU8:30am-9:15am: John Burns, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, HKU8:30am-9:15am: Chris Yeung, Political Analyst; former chairperson of Hong Kong Journalists Association9:15am...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Covid-19 updates; consumption vouchers
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8:30am-9:15am: Covid-19 updates8:30am-9:15am: Benjamin Cowling, Head of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, HKU 8:30am-8:45am: Jean Woo, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK; Director, CUHK Jo...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
