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    Presenters:Danny Gittings and Janice Wong

    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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    22/11/2024

    APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting / Cost of living crisis in Greece / Are BRICS members ready for a Trump return?

    On Friday's Backchat, Global Focus talks about APEC and whether the alliance is strong enough to tackle ongoing geopolitical uncertainties.

    The 31st edition of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week held in the Peruvian capital Lima wrapped-up last Saturday, with the leaders of the bloc’s 21 economies calling for a concerted effort in tackling issues of common interest including climate change.
    Attendees reiterated the need for a rules-based multilateral trading system and pledged to push for reforms of the World Trade Organization’s dispute resolution mechanism.
    Meanwhile, Hong Kong signed a free trade agreement with Peru and the two jurisdictions are also negotiating a separate Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement.
    At 9:30, we’ll be learning more about the ongoing unrest in Greece, which is fueled by rising costs of living and pensions.
    And after 9:45, we’ll look into how BRICS countries are preparing for a potential hike in tariffs ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in in January.


    9:05am-9:30am: 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting

    9:05am-9:30am: Chandran Nair, Founder of the Global Institute for Tomorrow

    9:05am-9:30am: Mal Singh, Singapore-based geopolitics consultant; Founder and Director of Terra Corporate Affairs


    9:30am-9:45am: Cost of living crisis in Greece

    9:30am-9:45am: Aristotelis Stouraitis, Professor of Finance and former Head of the Department of Finance and Decision Sciences at Hong Kong Baptist University


    9:45am-10:00am: Are BRICS members ready for a Trump return?

    9:45am-10:00am: James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies and former Director of the Asia Institute at the University of Tasmania

    22/11/2024 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    22/11/2024 - 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting

    22/11/2024 - Cost of living crisis in Greece

    22/11/2024 - Are BRICS members ready for a Trump return?

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    Flexible working trends / China Space Day

    Presenters:Danny Gittings and Janice Wong

    On Thursday's Backchat, we’re asking if flexible working is becoming the new normal.

    Singapore has just announced that employers must consider employees’ requests for four-day weeks and work from home from December onwards.
    First introduced in response to COVID, hybrid working has also become a permanent feature of working life at many workplaces in Hong Kong, allowing employers to save money on office space w45am-10:00amhile boosting workers’ morale.
    So should Hong Kong follow Singapore’s example and introduce a formal process for employees to request flexible work arrangements? We'll find out.
    After 9:45, we'll talk about China's Space Day, which coincides with the launch of the Shenzhou-18 spaceship.


    9:05am-9:45am: Flexible working trends

    9:05am-9:45am: Daniel Lee, President, Hong Kong People Management Association
    9:05am-9:45am: Nick Marsh, Managing Director, Meraki Executive Search Consulting
    9:30am-9:45am: Wendy Hong, Lawmaker (Election Committee)


    9:45am-10:00am: China Space Day

    9:45am-10:00am: Prof Quentin Parker, Director of the Laboratory for Space Research, The University of Hong Kong.


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    25/04/2024 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    25/04/2024 - Flexible working trend

    25/04/2024 - China Space Day