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    Presenters:Jim Gould and Car Ha

    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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    Octopus JoyYou card discounts / Australia's "right to disconnect" law

    Presenters:Jim Gould and Car Ha

    On Wednesday's Backchat, we're talking about a special promotion involving the personalised JoyYou Octopus card, aimed at encouraging activity for the elderly and boosting local spending.

    For a two-week period starting from Wednesday, card holders will receive an $8 reward for every $100 spent with participating businesses -- with a maximum rebate amount capped at $800 per user.
    Starting from last Sunday, residents aged 60 or over now need to use a JoyYou card in in order to benefit from $2 public transport concessionary fares. The change was introduced to tackle fraudulent
    use of anonymous cards by non-eligible travellers.
    So will this promotion encourage older people to go out and about more frequently? And will it help to boost consumption?
    After 9:45, we'll learn more about Australia's new "right to disconnect law", for employees when they're off duty. It's similar to laws in some parts of Europe and Latin America. But could such a concept ever take hold here?

    9:05am-9:45am: Octopus JoyYou card discounts


    9:05am-9:30am: Timothy Ma, Chief Consultant, Ma Kam Wah & Co


    9:05am-9:30am: Timothy Hau, Honorary Associate Professor in Economics, HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong

    9:15am-9:30am: Amos Cheung, Clinical Psychologist and Vice-President of the Hong Kong Psychological Society

    9:30am-9:45am: Ivan Lin, Community Organiser, The Society for Community Organisation (SoCo)



    9:45am-10:00am: Australia's "right to disconnect" law

    9:45am-10:00am: Michael Szeto, Partner at ONC Lawyers





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    28/08/2024 - Australia's "right to disconnect" law