On Monday's Backchat, MPF. The Financial Services Development Council has proposed that employees contributing to the MPF fund should be given tax incentives to encourage more contributions; that an eMPF should be set up to streamline administrati...

On Friday's Backchat, working conditions for domestic helpers. A survey conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong has found that more than 70% of foreign domestic helpers work over 13 hours a day, around 6% of workers did not get at least one da...

On Thursday's Backchat, we're talking about the extradition of fugitives between Hong Kong and other jurisdictions. The Security Bureau has proposed amending the law to allow the handover of suspects to places which don't currently have an extradition ...

On Wednesday's Backchat, dolphins and porpoises. 15 carcasses of finless porpoises have washed up on our shores so far this year. It's the greatest number since records were kept, but it's not clear how significant it is, or why it's happening. Meanwh...

On Tuesday's Backchat, Xinjiang.Turkey has condemned China's treatment of its Muslim ethnic Uighur people as "a great embarrassment for humanity," adding to rights groups' recent criticism over mass detentions of the minority, and claims that peopl...

On Tuesday's Backchat, Xinjiang.Turkey has condemned China's treatment of its Muslim ethnic Uighur people as "a great embarrassment for humanity," adding to rights groups' recent criticism over mass detentions of the minority, and claims that peopl...

On Monday's Backchat, a free economy.  The Heritage Foundation has ranked Hong Kong the world's freest economy for 25 consecutive years. What does that mean though, and how do you judge freedom? What about indirect taxes, and inequality? What about the...

On Friday's Backchat, we look forward to the Year of the Pig.

What should we expect from Carrie Lam and her government? What about Trump and China? How will it compare with the last Pig Year?

The Backchat Team wishes you all prosperous year ahead!.

On Monday's Backchat, wildlife trafficking. Hong Kong Customs recently seized more than $60million worth of elephant tusks and pangolin scales that arrived in a shipment from Africa, and over the years there have been seizures of illegal ivory and...

On Friday's Backchat, the Shatin-Central link and Hung Hom station. Secretary for Transport and Housing Frank Chan said on Wednesday that the construction of the station will face further delays because of an escalating scandal. The Engineering constit...