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    Presenters:Danny Gittings and Paul Zimmerman

    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).
    Have your say by calling us on 233 88 266, find us on Facebook - Backchat on RTHK Radio 3, or email backchat@rthk.hk  

    Listen live on Radio 3's homepage - www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3

    The Backchat podcast is available after each live broadcast

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    20/12/2024

    Leadership crisis in France and Germany / Devastating cyclone in the French territory of Mayotte

    On Friday’s Global Focus, we’re looking at the latest developments in the European Union.

    From the collapse of the French government earlier this month to the dismantling of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition over a no-confidence vote, the two largest EU economies are facing an unprecedented leadership crisis, plunging the 27-member bloc into rising socio-economic uncertainty.
    French President Emmanuel Macron is currently struggling on with a seemingly weak administration and without any budget for 2025, forcing lawmakers to roll over this year’s financial blueprint instead.
    Meanwhile in Germany, early snap elections in February could significantly weaken the pro-EU camp, as the rising far-right AfD campaigns to reassess the country’s EU membership.
    Are the European Union’s institutions strong enough to withstand this growing uncertainty? We’ll find out.
    After 9:50, we’re talking about the devastating cyclone which ripped through the Comoros archipelago of Mayotte, France’s most impoverished territory.

    9:05am-9:50am: Leadership crisis in France and Germany

    9:05am-9:30am: Uwe Steinhoff, Professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong

    9:05am-9:50am: Sandra Marco Colino, Associate Professor of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

    9:05am-9:50am: Éric Sautedé, Lecturer and Project Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Hong Kong Baptist University

    9:50am-10:00am: Devastating cyclone in the French territory of Mayotte

    9:50am-10:00am: Éric Sautedé, Lecturer and Project Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Centre ofExcellence, Hong Kong Baptist University

    20/12/2024 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    20/12/2024 - Leadership crisis in France and Germany

    20/12/2024 - Mayotte cyclone

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    Hong Kong's increasing divorce rates / ESF's 4.8% school fee increase

    Presenters:Danny Gittings and Paul Zimmerman

    On Wednesday’s Backchat, we're be talking about the increasing divorce rate in Hong Kong.

    Divorce applications rose 25% last year and splitting couples had to wait longer to have their cases heard in Family Court, with the average waiting time reaching nearly three months. Lawyers say they’re starting to see some couples divorce much earlier into their marriages, often due to extramarital affairs or conflicts over parenting.
    But rising divorce rates aren’t unique to Hong Kong and some jurisdictions, such as France, are starting to make the process less painful by allowing consenting couples to avoid a court hearing.
    So is time for Hong Kong to do the same? Why are more people divorcing? And how does it affect their children?
    After 9:45, we discuss ESF's plan for a 4.8% increase in school fees.


    9:05am-9:45am: Hong Kong's increasing divorce rates


    9:05am-9:20am: Eunice Yung, New People’s Party Lawmaker and Barrister 

    9:05am-9:30am: Dr Bess Lam, Assistant Professor and Associate Head at the Department of Counseling and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University

    9:30am-9:45am:Jocelyn Tsao, family lawyer and Partner at Withers Worldwide


    9:45am-10:00am: ESF's 4.8% school fee increase

    9:45am-10:00am: Ruth Benny, Founder of education consultancy Top Schools


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    17/04/2024 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    17/04/2024 - Hong Kong's increasing divorce rates

    17/04/2024 - ESF's 4.8% school fee increase