On Tuesday's Backchat, sexual harassment in Hong Kong.The Secretary for Security says he wants to proceed quickly on a law to tackle 'upskirt' photo-taking and voyeuristic crime after the Court of Final Appeal ruled against the use of of the charge...

On Monday's Backchat, Backchat, Huawei and 5G network. The fifth generation of wireless technology promises lightning speed and higher capacity. By 2024, Swedish telecom giant Ericsson predicts 5G coverage will extend to over 40 percent of the world's ...

On Friday's Backchat, the PLA on the waterfront. A Pro-democracy activist is launching a judicial review of the government's decision to zone a stretch of the Central harbourfront for use by the People's Liberation Army. The government approved the rez...

On Thursday's Backchat, we're talking about ticket scalping. Many of us will have experienced how difficult it can be to buy a concert ticket at face value. And now the Home Affairs Bureau is taking steps to try to restrict the touts after tickets...

On Wednesday's Backchat, the Occupy convictions. Nine leaders of the pro-democracy protests of 2014 have been found guilty of charges including conspiracy to commit public nuisance, incitement to commit public nuisance and incitement to incite public n...

On Tuesday's Backchat, small house policy. The High Court has declared a landmark judicial review ruling that the practice of allowing male indigenous villagers to build homes in the New Territories is only constitutional on private land. Between 19...

On Monday's Backchat, importing doctors. The Medical Council of HK has rejected all four proposals to waive the 12-month internship requirement for foreign-trained specialist doctors to practise in HK after passing the licensing examination. The Gover...

On Thursday's Backchat,, we're talking about "fake news". Singapore is introducing a new law making it illegal to spread false statements of fact online, with heavy penalties for offenders. A number of other countries have taken similar steps in recent...

On Wednesday's Backchat, the new voluntary health insurance scheme. The new financial year saw a policy initiative introduced by the Government to regulate indemnity hospital insurance plans, with voluntary participation by insurance companies and cons...

On Tuesday's Backchat, the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance. There have been interesting developments in the controversy over whether to bring in a law which would permit rendition to Mainland China and Macau. On Sunday, organisers claim 12,000 people took...