On Backchat, a look ahead to the G20 meeting this weekend. Political leaders from the world's biggest nations get together in China in a few days to talk and think about the biggest global issues. The world economy, migration, security, the environ...

On Backchat,  how clean is the Legco election? Claims and counterclaims of threats, smears and vote buying are emerging, as well as accusations that the administration unfairly denied certain people the chance to even stand for election, and thr...

On Backchat, independence and the law. Is it actually illegal to advocate secession, and if so what law is broken? Can you support independence and stand for Legco? Are there legal differences between talking about it, advocating it, and actuall...

On Thursday's Backchat, an update on the US Presidential Race. Clinton has a margin over Trump, but how comfortable is it - and will revelations from emails threaten her lead. Can changes to his campaign turn things round? After 9.20, HK property f...

On Backchat, eating out. Recent surveys suggest that a third of us eat out every day, and those in public housing spend a third of their money on meals bought away from home. Why do we dine out so much, and how are consumption patterns changing? Ar...

On Tuesday's Backchat, independence and education. There seem to be mixed signals from the administration, and those close to it, over how to approach the issue of Hong Kong independence in schools. Where do you draw the line on advocacy and inf...

Let the nation rejoice, Backchat is back! On Monday we kick off a new season of the programme with chat about the forthcoming elections, and the highlights of the Rio Olympics. What are the issues for Hong Kong voters on September 4th? Is there ...

On Backchat, we’ll be asking just how far will tensions escalate in the South China Sea next week, when an international arbitration panel is expected to rule against Beijing in its territorial dispute with the Philippines? How will China retal...

On Backchat, we’ll be asking where is this tidal wave of rubbish that has swamped Hong Kong’s beaches over the past week coming from? Is a huge trash dump on a mainland island just south of Cheung Chau to blame? And what do you think the Hong Kong ...

On Backchat, we’ll be asking what changes would make Hong Kong people feel safer travelling in China, after local officials visited Beijing to discuss improving the notification mechanism under which China is supposed to promptly inform Hong Kong o...