主持人：Azam Khan and John Bruce
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).
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On this programme, we start with a discussion on the importance of reading.
The government has designated April 23 as the Hong Kong Reading for All Day and will hold Hong Kong Reading Week this week to encourage residents to enjoy reading through diverse activities. A recent survey by the Hong Kong Publishing Professionals Society also showed that reading has declined in SAR and the larger world.
We then talk to a professor from the University of Hong Kong about the official launch of a new city-wide healthcare programme that will strengthen primary health support at the community level, as well as enable residents to gain practical health knowledge.
After the break, we take a closer look at a new study that finds that robotic hip replacements not only lowers re-operation rates compared to conventional surgery, but enables patients to return to normal life more quickly.
And to wrap it up, we chat with a musician on how 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson single-handedly changed the music landscape, as his highly-anticipated biopic "Michael" releases in threatres today in Hong Kong.
9:05am-9:20am: Hong Kong Reading Week
Speaker:
Jeanie Leung, Executive Director of NGO Bring Me A Book Hong Kong
9:20am-9:30am: 18-District Health Community Project
Speaker:
Winnie Tso, Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
9:32am-9:45am: HKU robotic hip replacement study
Speaker:
Henry Fu, Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
9:45am-10:00am: Michael Jackson biopic
Speaker:
Anders Nelson, Hong Kong-based musician and record producer
主持人：Azam Khan and John Bruce
On Thursday's Backchat, we looked at problems associated with an aging population.
The Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service recently surveyed over 250 retirees, and found that many of them were emotionally and mentally stressed.
We spoke to an expert behind the survey to find out the reason behind that and what can be done to address the problem?
We also heard from a Tottenham FC star player, with the Hotspurs in town for the football festival at Kai Tak Stadium.
After the break, we talked to an expert about Wednesday’s earthquake that hit Russia's Far East -- one of the strongest ever recorded. The tremors triggered a series of tsunami alerts across nations in the Pacific.
Finally, we learned more about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, after the Jockey Club recently launched a project to help those aged between 35 and 59 avoid chronic diseases.
9:05am-9:23am: Elderly mental health study
Speaker:
Alice Mak, Head of the Senior Citizen Service Division at Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service
9:23am-9:30am: Hong Kong Football Festival
Speaker:
Ben Davies, Tottenham Hotspur Defender
9:32am-9:47am: Russia earthquake and Pacific Tsunami
Speaker:
Luca Dal Zilio, Assistant Professor in Geophysics at Nanyang Technological University and Principal Investigator at the Earth Observatory of Singapore
9:47am-10:00am: We WATCH healthy lifestyle project
Speaker:
Prof. Samuel Wong, Principal Investigator at the Jockey Club We WATCH Healthy Lifestyle Project and Director at the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
