On Backchat, gay rights. There's another Gay Pride march on Saturday with the theme of Equal Rights, and a conference next week that looks at LGBT rights and freedom of religion. With other Asian countries moving ahead of us in legal liberalisat...

On Backchat, more Disney? The Government has made a deal with Disney on an $11 billion expansion plan. New zones would relate to 'Frozen' and 'Marvel', and $5.8 billion would come from public money. What do you think of the idea? Would it benefi...

On Backchat, the subsector elections. On December 11 1,200 people will be chosen for the Election Committee that elects the Chief Executive. The 38 subsectors represent various trades, professionals, labour and social welfare groups, as well as ...

On Backchat,  - is free trade dead? The Trans-Pacific Partnership, the US led deal that excluded China, seems to be dead in the water. What might take its place, and what might that mean for us in Hong Kong? Is there likely to be a lot more protect...

On Backchat, should charges for A&E go up? The Hospital Authority is said to be considering more than doubling the charge for emergency services from $100 to $220. This, its said would deter non-urgent users and would be the first rise in 14 years....

On Backchat,Youngspiration 'legislators' are appealing against the ruling on the judicial review.  What happens next? The appeal is due to be heard next week, but how long could this go on and what happens to Legco in the inter...

On Backchat, safe driving. The Government has launched a Safe Driving & Health Campaign for commercial vehicle drivers, just as a spate of incidents involving bus, taxi and minibus drivers have been making headlines. Are our drivers safe? What s...

On Backchat, the judicial review on oath taking. The judge says that the Youngspiration legislators lost their seats when they failed to take a valid oath of office. The judgement comes after Beijing's interpretation of the Basic Law over the ma...

On Backchat, global values and 2016. A worldwide network of  social scientists has been surveying people’s values and beliefs since 1981, how they change over time and what social and political impact they have. What has happened over those 35 y...

On Backchat, what should happen to legislators who erred in their oaths? Judicial reviews are being thrown around challenging the status of various legislators, and even the Chief Executive. How much does actually follow from the interpretation? Is...