Backchat

About Backchat

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

Publisher

RTHK.HK

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Feb 2020

Latest episode

2 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

1,376 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2025

   China's climate goals / Basic Housing Units Bill / Million-year-old skull and human evolution

   On Thursday's programme, we talked about President Xi Jinping's climate goals as China plans to cut emissions by seven to ten percent from peak levels by 2035. After the break, a lawmaker told us about the recemtly passed Basic Housing Units Bill. The...

2. 

   1 Oct 2025

   National Day celebrations / Cathay Pacific's typhoon contingency

   In the first segment of this special National Day holiday edition of Backchat, we explored the nation’s achievements over the past 76 years. We also spoke with a former People’s Liberation Army officer about the visit of two naval vessels to Hong Kong....

3. 

   30 Sept 2025

   InvestHK connecting mainland businesses / Typhoon Ragasa Tseung Kwan O damage

   On Tuesday's Backchat, we learnt more about how InvestHK is planning to further boost support for mainland companies that are looking to go global. The head of the agency explained how Hong Kong can act as a springboard for these firms that are looking...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

90

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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