On Wednesday's Backchat, we're talking about support for breast cancer patients.

The Breast Cancer Foundation has just launched a new care programme that will see breast cancer patients refunded HK$38,000 if a special test concludes that they need to continue their chemotherapy.


This comes after patients' rights groups called on authorities to help alleviate the financial burden of cancer treatments on the grassroots.


After 9:45, we're joined by a Seoul-based broadcaster to talk about a deadly battery factory fire which killed over 22 workers in the capital's outskirts on Monday.

9:05am-9:45am: Financial support for cancer patients




9:05am-9:30am: Kelly Yim, Co-founder of WeCareBill Foundation, a cancer patient empowerement organisation
9:20am-9:30am: Sze Lai Shan, Deputy Director, The Society for Community Organisation
9:30am-9:45am: Dr Polly Cheung, Founder of the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation




9:45am-10:00am: Deadly factory fire in South Korea

9:45am-10:00am: Alex Jensen, Reporter at Korea Now (Yonhap News Agency)