On ​Tuesday 's Backchat , ​ depression and suicide. A spate of celebrity suicides has led to many questions about why people who seem to have it all choose to end their lives. Suicide rates are increasing in many countries, including the US, so wha...

On Monday 's Backchat​, the ​ ​preservation of archaeological sites. The URA plans to develop the last walled village in urban Hong Kong have been put on hold after new finds from the Ming and Qing dynasties. There will be no redevelopment until an...

On ​ ​ Friday 's Backchat​, ​ ​ writing Chinese. Harrow school's plan to drop the teaching of traditional Chinese characters has made waves. The stated reason is to prepare children for 2047 - so is the simplified form the way of the future? Most i...

On Thursday's Backchat we're talking about the response to demands from Beijing over the way that international airlines, and other businesses, refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. A report in the Financial Times says the Trump administration has ...

On ​Wednesday's Backchat, the local recycling industry. According to the administration, the recycling industry has been progressively evolving as society develops, and the government has been dedicated to supporting it. It has a billion dollar fun...

On ​Tuesday's Backchat, looking out for our children. The Government has set up a Commission on Children, after years of discussion. It's stated aim is to ensure that HK is a place where the rights, interests and well-being of all children are respecte...

On ​Monday's Backchat, remembering and forgetting June 4th. Once again there will be a Candlelight Vigil in Victoria Park to commemorate the Tiananmen Massacre, but after so many years are actual memories fading? A new generation of students seems ...

On ​Friday 's Backchat, ​foreigners on Hong Kong.  The UK Government issues a twice yearly report on 'The HK Question', while a new NGO 'Hong Kong Watch' was established 'to monitor the conditions of human rights, freedoms and rule of law' here. Th...

On Thursday's Backchat, we're talking about the opportunities available to domestic helpers on their days off, and public attitudes towards them. There's been a strong reaction to recent comments by New People's Party legislator Eunice Yung, who sa...

On Wednesday's Backchat, cardboard scavengers and poverty among the elderly. A concern group found out that there were around 3000 people collecting cardboard and other waste on the street who earned in average $716 every month. Why are they in thi...