On Monday's Backchat, the latest on Brexit. The British parliament has voted to push back departure from the EU until at least June 30. What will EU say? Will there be a general election? Could it be years befoere Brexit - or even never? So many questi...

On Friday's Backchat, is social media a good thing. After Facebook and other social networking sites suffered one of their worst outages, we ask if they're actually causing more harm than good. Do Instagram, WeChat, Youtube, Snapchat, Twitter, QQ and t...

On Thursday's Backchat we will talk about teachers' stress. The recent death of a teacher and librarian, apparently by suicide, has raised discussion about school management, and the pressure that is on teachers.  A recent survey suggested half of them...

On Wednesday's Backchat, elderly healthcare vouchers. People over the age of 65 are entitled to vouchers for private healthcare, a scheme intended to enhance primary care services for the elderly. Now the Government has proposed a $2,000 cap every two ...

On Tuesday's Backchat, taxi fares. An alliance of taxi groups is asking for flagfall in the urban areas to go up to $30 - a 20% increase. Some legislators supprt the rise as it would attract younger people to get into the industry -  nearly half o...

On Monday's Backchat, is America interfering in Hong Kong?  US Consul General for Hong Kong and Macao Kurt Tong recently warned of the threat of 'political tightening' in Hong Kong. He said that the ' Mainland Central Government’s desire to influen...

On Friday's Backchat, women entrepreneurs. 21-year-old Kylie Jenner has become the world's youngest self-made billionaire by running a cosmetic business. On Women's Day we talk about the successes and failures of female entrepreneurship. Is it a way to...

On Thursday's Backchat, we're talking about road safety, which is back in the spotlight after the fatal accident earlier this week when a double-decker bus ran into a truck which had broken down on the West Kowloon Highway. Some reports say the truck h...

On Wednesday's Backchat, healthcare spending. The Government has said it will speed up a review of pay for support staff at public hospitals, a day after they threatened to strike. They have been asking for a pay rise of 12% overall - just the latest s...

On Tuesday's Backchat, extradition laws. Government plans to amend the extradition laws that will allow hand over fugitives to mainland China, Taiwan and Macau, are being criticised by pan dems and pro-business forces. Should they only apply to cri...