Operation Santa Claus 2024 is now inviting funding applications. The annual charity fundraising drive, jointly organised by Radio Television Hong Kong and the South China Morning Post, is looking forward, once again, to supporting a number of worthy causes. So far, Operation Santa Claus has raised more than HK$383 million, for over 353 wonderful, life changing charity projects.

If you are a Hong Kong registered NGO, and you think Operation Santa Claus might be able to help you realise a great project to make somebody's dream a reality, then visit our website here for all the details.

The application deadline is Monday July the 17th at midday.

Join us this Sunday morning at 8.15 for #Hashtag Hong Kong, our weekly focus on matters affecting civil society, where we hear from representatives of NGOs, associations, non-profit groups and statutory bodies. They talk about their work, and the bigger issues they deal with. They also share their choice of music with you to end each programme.

This week on Hashtag Hong Kong,  we are joined by  Dana Winograd, the CEO and Co-Founder of PLastic Free Seas to talk about Plastic free July.   (Sunday mornings 8.15-8.25)

On Monday's Backchat, we're talking about art and cultural development in Hong Kong.

The government has just launched a new cultural body in the hope of boosting the city's position as an international culture hub. An enhanced version of Create HK, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency will be promoting Hong Kong culture overseas, while enhancing partnerships with institutions from around the world.

So what do you think the new body should be doing to enhance Hong Kong's international status? And does the cash crisis at the West Kowloon Cultural District—which is currently slated to run out of funds next year—pose a problem?

After 9:45, we'll talk to a shipping executive about congestion at Singapore's container port, as vessels are avoiding the war-torn Red Sea region. How is this impacting freight fares? We'll find out.

Tell us what you think. You can leave a message on our Facebook page, email us at backchat@rthk.hk, or call us on 23388266.

Selected Radio 3 programmes and programme segments are now available on Spotify. Join us there to listen easily, whenever you like, to our new and already growing collection of podcasts.

Discover Radio 3's ever growing collection of podcasts here.
Updated daily, it includes all of our popular weekly programme segments, our news output, and several of our completely home made audio books, specially adapted for us by their authors.