On Thursday's Backchat, Brexit. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched a motion of no-confidence in Theresa May after the UK government suffered an unprecedented defeat over its Brexit deal. What exactly is happening and why? Whose fault is all the c...

On Wednesday's Backchat, Donald Tsang. The former CE Sir Donald Tsang GBM was discharged from hospital custody on Tuesday following his 12 month sentence for misconduct in public offence. He still has an appeal in the CFA which will be heard in Ma...

On Tuesday's Backchat, happy legal new year! Time to look back at some judicial highlights from 2018 and assess how Rule of Law is doing in Hong Kong. What do you make of comments by the Secretary for Justice, Chief Justice and leading lawyers? Wh...

On Monday's Backchat, retirement and the Old Age Allowance. The Government wants to raise the age of entitlement for elderly CSSA from 60 to 65.  It says there is increased life expectancy, an ageing popultaion, and later retirement. What do you th...

On Friday's Backchat, bus safety. The government-appointed Independent Review Committee on franchised bus services has released a report with 45 suggestions on making bus travel safer. They include better working conditions for drivers and shorter...

On Thursday's Backchat, the National Anthem law. Government has proposed a bill which will be tabled in Legco later this month. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Patrick Nip says the main purposes for the bill is to cultivate respect an...

On Wednesday's Backchat, we are talking about the Hong Kong Stadium and sports development in Hong Kong. The Government proposes to convert the So Kon Po stadium, capacity 40,000, into an 8,000-9,000-seater public sports ground. saying it will be ...

On Tuesday’s Backchat, triads in Hong Kong. Nine suspects were arrested on Sunday after an attack in broad daylight on a busy road in East Kowloon. There have been a number of attacks and violence recently. Is this part of a triad war, and what does i...

On Monday’s Backchat, we are talking about the new space race. NASA's New Horizons probe has taken pictures of the most distant world ever visited by a spacecraft, while the Chinese spacecraft Chang’e 4 has successfully landed on the far side of t...