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主持人:Danny Gittings and Philip 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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13/03/2025

Medical prescription mechanism review / Plans to allow pets on public transport

On Thursday's programme, we’re talking about proposals to increase the cost of prescription drugs at public hospitals and clinics.

Currently, patients pay only HK$15 for up to 16-weeks’ worth of supplies, with the government covering the remaining 92% of the cost. But the Hospital Authority wants to increase the price of general medicine to an as yet undisclosed figure, and use the savings to fund larger subsidies for users of costly patented drugs such as cancer sufferers.
Health authorities are also planning to reduce wastage by lowering the amount of medicine distributed to patients to a maximum of 24 weeks drug supply each time.
After 9:45, we discuss plans by the MTR Corporation and Kowloon Motor Bus to allow passengers to bring pets onboard buses and trains.

9:05am-9:45am: Medical prescription mechanism review

9:05am-9:15am: Dr David Lam, Lawmaker (Medical and Health Services functional constituency)

9:05am-9:45am: Chiang Sau-chu, Pharmacist and Chair of the Hong Kong Pharmaceutical Care Foundation

9:05am-9:45am: Dicky Chow, Senior Research Manager and Head of Healthcare & Social Innovation at Our Hong Kong Foundation


9:45am-10:00am: Plans to allow pets on public transport

9:45am-10:00am: Narelle Pamuk, Chair of the Sai Kung Stray Friends Association

13/03/2025 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

13/03/2025 - Medical prescription mechanism review

13/03/2025 - Plans to allow pets in public transport

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02 - 03
2025
香港电台第三台
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Government spending / Making Hong Kong a Halal-friendly destination

主持人:Danny Gittings and Philip Wong

On Thursday's Backchat, we're talking about how to make the best use of public funds at a time when all government departments are being asked to tighten their belts.

Legislators have been meeting all week in a Special Finance Committee session to quiz officials on their spending plans for the coming year amid projections of another budget deficit of $48 billion.
Some have raised questions about the cost of everything from the millions of dollars still being spent every month on preserving vacant COVID quarantine facilities to former Chief Executive’s Carrie Lam’s office.
Land matters are also high on the agenda, with the government preparing to submit its funding application for the first stage of the San Tin Technopole project that is one of the centrepiece’s of the Northern Metropolis project.
So how can the government best implement its plan to cut spending by 1% this year? And are there ways public funds can be better targeted?
After 9:45, we'll talk about Hong Kong's appeal to Muslim tourists looking for Halal-friendly restaurants.


9:05am-9:45am: Government spending

9:05am-9:30am: Andrew Leung, former Director General of Social Welfare; International and Independent China Strategist

9:05am-9:45am: Eli Konvitz, Vice-Chair of the Urban Land Institute Hong Kong and Adjunct Associate Professor in Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong

9:30am-9:45am: Vera Yuen, Lecturer in Economics, HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong





9:45am-10:00am: Making Hong Kong a Halal-friendly destination

9:45am-10:00am:  Ilyas Mohammad Alex, Member, Committee on the Promotion of Racial Harmony and Former General Secretary at The Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong



香港电台第三台

18/04/2024 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

18/04/2024 - Government expenditures: how should the government spend our money?

18/04/2024 - Halal friendly restaurants in Hong Kong