On Wednesday's Backchat, accessibility. It's almost ten years since the Society for Rehabilitation produced a Visitors' Guide to Accessible Facilities in Hong Kong, and a new Rehabilitation Programme Plan is in the works. How are we doing when it c...

On Tuesday's Backchat, the forthcoming by-elections. In March voters in three geographical and one functional constituency will go to the polls to choose replacements for legislators disqualified over their oath taking. Pan dems organized a primary...

On Monday's Backchat, roadside air pollution. According to a study by the Clean Air Network, our air quality has been deteriorating in the past year. They say concentration of major roadside pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 in 2017 inc...

On Friday's Backchat, should Teresa Cheng step down? The CE in Legco has called for more tolerance towards her new Secretary for Justice over the illegal structures scandal  . The SJ says she did not know the structures were illegal. Mortgage docum...

On Thursday's Backchat, we're talking about plans to turn Sham Shui Po into a design and fashion centre. It'll start with a five-story commercial building to be developed under the Urban Renewal Authority and operated by the Hong Kong Design Centre...

On Wednesday's Backchat, are young people addicted to smart phones? A recent study found that local children aged 6-10 spent an average of four hours a day in front of a screen in their leisure time. That's more than China and the U.S for example, ...

On Tuesday's Backchat, the end of the legal year. It's time to review 2017 and preview the coming year in the courts. Judicial reviews and arbitration have been the focus of previous speeches by the leading lights of the judiciary. With co-location,...

On Monday's Backchat, the future of Fanling Golf Course. The 170-hectares of land's lease expires in 2020 and some activists who oppose the development in the northeastern New Territories have urged authorities to redevelop the site for housing ins...

On Friday's Backchat, more developments in the colocation row. There are claims that Beijing is using the controversy to strip Hong Kong courts of their power to review the constitutionality of local laws. Is rule of law at a critical point? Should we...

We're looking overseas on Thursday's Backchat -- to the unrest in Iran. Demonstrations against corruption and the poor state of the economy, which began last week, have developed into wider anti-government protests in many parts of the country, with...