On Wednesday's Backchat, we're talking about the hot weather and what we can do to mitigate its impact.

The observatory on Monday said it had recorded Hong Kong's hottest day so far this year, with the mercury hitting 35.4 degrees Celsius at its headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui. The highest temperature of 38.9 degrees was recorded in Sheung Shui. It warned that the city could see above-normal temperatures in the next few months.


This comes as experts from the University of Hong Kong urged authorities to come up with an extreme weather action plan to help people deal with the impact of high temperatures here.


A new study by the university claimed that heatwaves over the past decade may have cost the lives of more than 1,600 people. So what should be included in this action plan? And how are people coping with the hot weather at the moment?


After 9:45am, we talk about mainland Olympic stars that are expected to visit Hong Kong later this month.



9:05am-9:45am: Heatwave related deaths



9:05am-9:15am: Lam Chun-sing, Lawmaker, The Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions
 
9:15am-9:45am: Jeff Rotmeyer, Founder & CEO of ImpactHK
9:30am-9:45am: David Bishai, Clinical Professor in Public Health and Director of the School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong


9:45am-10:00am: Mainland athletes visiting Hong Kong

9:45am-10:00am: Patrick Lau, Professor in the Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University