On Friday's Backchat, is Beijing taking a tougher line on Hong Kong? Li Fei has been speaking of the need for Article 23 legislation to be enacted,  and observed that 'within Hong Kong, the central government will jointly govern Hong Kong with the ...

On Thursday's Backchat we're talking about a proposal to adjust the tolls for using the territory's road tunnels in order to ease chronic traffic congestion. Following a study by a consultant, the Transport Secretary, Frank Chan, says charges shoul...

On Wednesday's Backchat, how to run an election. The Government has launched a consultation on electoral arrangements, focusing on whether comments on the internet amount to election advertisements, polling hours, as well as regulation of election sur...

On Tuesday's Backchat, making Hong Kong smarter. Hong Kong has been ranked 68th in a global smart city index. Where are we falling short, and what sort of measures could we introduce? Electronic Road Pricing? Car sharing? Better digital payment and...

On Monday's Backchat, cattle. A plan to move stray cows from South Lantau to an uninhabited island has been resurrected, supported by some in the rural area, opposed by others. In the past three years, 70 cows have been moved to Sai Kung Country Pa...

On Friday's Backchat, Foreign domestic helpers and the elderly. The Government is considering subsidising lone elderly people in public housing to hire domestic helpers. It's been predicted that we could double the number of helpers here to look af...

On Thursday's Backchat we're talking about the prospect of further reclamation to create land for housing. The government's Task Force on Land Supply says reclaiming land from the sea is essential for the territory's future. It has endorsed five si...

On Wednesday's Backchat, the Anthem Law. It's now part of the Basic Law, and the Government will adopt the measure “by way of appropriate local legislation” consistent with the city’s constitutional and legal regime. Rita Fan says that there's no n...

On Tuesday's Backchat, West Kowloon Cultural District. Last month Henry Tang, former Chief Secretary was appointed the first non-Government Chairman of the WKCD Authority. Was it a good choice? What about the recent appointment of an American Direc...

On Monday's Backchat, Donald Trump's Asia tour. The U.S. President is undertaking a ten day tour to five key Asian countries - Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. What should we look out for and what would determine success or failure...