Presenters：Tony Sabine and Mike Rowse
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On Friday's programme, we talked about McLaren's Lando Norris' first F1 World Drivers' Championship win. A former racing driver discussed the significance of Norris becoming Britain's first world champion since Lewis Hamilton.
We then turned our attention to the courtroom, where barristers in the UK have won the right to ditch a traditional headpiece: the wig.
After the break, we took a closer look at how people are coping with the world's first social media ban that was earlier implemented in Australia, targeting under 16s.
And finally, we concluded the show by talking to a historian about a once-in-a-decade Taoist festival to ward off angry spirits.
9:05am-9:22am:
Lando Norris' first F1 World Drivers' Championship win
Speaker: Nick Marsh, former racing driver and team owner
9:22am-9:30am:
Wig requirement dropped for some UK courts
Speaker: Ronny Tong, Barrister
9:32am-9:50am:
Under-16s social media ban kicks-off in Australia
Speakers: Florin Serban, social media scholar and lecturer at the Department of Communication Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
Thomas Chiu, Associate Professor of AI and STEM Education at the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
9:50am-10:00am:
Hong Kong’s Taoist festivals
Speaker: Lawrence Pang, historian
Presenters：Tony Sabine and Mike Rowse
On Tuesday's Backchat, we're discussing issues surrounding the welfare of mentally disabled people.
This comes as a 78-year-old man was found dead, with his intellectually challenged son unharmed besides his body. The tragedy was brought to light last Thursday after building management staff detected a foul smell, with preliminary findings estimating that the elderly carer died one to two days prior to the discovery.
The tragedy has renewed calls to establish a list of "high risk" residents, as some care givers may themselves be in need of help. In late 2023, two intellectually challenged brothers in their fifties died of suspected starvation after their elderly mother was admitted to hospital. The case sent shock waves throughout the city, prompting various bodies to mobilise dedicated teams watching out for residents at risk.
After 9:45, we talk about Hong Kong buildings' resilience in the face of extreme weather, with hourly rainfall poised to increase by up to 40 percent in the next decade.
9:05am-9:45am: Timothy Ma, Chief Consultant of Ma Kam Wah & Co, a consultancy advising NGOs on elderly matters
9:05am-9:45am: Bess Lam, Associate Professor and Associate Head at the Department of Counselling and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
9:30am-9:45am: Alex Lam, Chairman of Hong Kong Patients’ Voices
9:45am-10:00am: Urban resilience in the face of extreme weather
9:45am-10:00am: Kevin Tsui (PhD), Economist and Founder of public policy think-tank Pagoda
