主持人:Jenny Lam and Mike Rowse
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On Wednesday's Backchat, we discussed obesity rates in the region.
A study from the mainland's National Health Commission has raised alarm bells, predicting that by 2030 — 65 percent of China’s population could be classified as overweight or even obese.
Experts estimate that treating overweight patients could take up 22 percent of the country's annual health budget, a sharp increase from the 8 percent recorded in 2022.
These statistics have prompted the nation’s top legislative body to intensify efforts to tackle obesity. So what distinguishes obesity from being overweight? Is dietary change a significant factor? And what about lifestyle changes and stress?
In the latter part of the programme, we learned more about the Judicary's pilot scheme which allows for some court proceedings to be broadcast live.
After 9:45, we talked about Web3 development in Hong Kong, and what’s being done to further boost the digital economy.
9:05am-9:37am: Obesity figures
9:05am-9:30am: Dr Michele Yuen, Founding President of the Hong Kong Obesity Society
9:05am-9:37am: Winsy Leung, Dietitian (registered in the US)
9:37am-9:43am: Broadcasting of court proceedings
9:37am-9:43am: Lawrence Ma, Head of Foundation Chambers
9:43am-10:00am: Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025
9:43am-10:00am: Prof William Wong, Lawmaker and Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
主持人:Jenny Lam and Mike Rowse
On Monday’s Backchat, we’re talking about proposals to increase civil servants’ wages. Public sector workers could see their salary increase by up to 5.47 percent if the government approves results of the latest pay trend survey.
9:05am-9:20am: Ho Lok Sang, Director and Research Professor, Pan Sutong Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Research Institute, Lingnan University
9:05am-9:30am: John Mullally, Managing Director, Robert Walters Hong Kong
9:05am-9:45am: Roy Ying, Co Chair (Advocacy and Policy Research Committee), Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management
9:30am-9:45am: Vera Yuen, Lecturer in Economics, HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong
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