On Monday's Backchat we look back at the commemoration of the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989. Why are some students shunning the main event in Victoria Park? Will the vigil die out? Even if people want to remember June 4th, have they changed their m...

On Friday's Backchat, parking. The police are having a week long crackdown on illegal parking. Should it last longer? Is it fair to fine without warning? Fines will go up 50% next year - will the new level of $480 be right, when the littering fixed...

On Thursday's Backchat, the lead in the water report. An independent investigative panel has issued a damning account of last year’s scandal, blaming it on a “classic case of buck-passing”.  The government has set up an expert panel to study tes...

On Wednesday's Backchat, we talk about the collapse at Tai Kwun. Part of a historic building fell down unexpectedly on Sunday night at the old poluce station complex off Hollywood Road. The area is undergoing conservation and redevelopment as part ...

On Backchat, the next Chief Executive. Discreet, and not so discreet jockeying for position is taking place in the contest to be the CE after July . What are the strengths and weaknesses of the possible contenders? What are the criteria? What do yo...

On Monday's Backchat, was the United States right to drop atom bombs on Japan? Obama has visited Hiroshima, the first city attacked by a nuclear weapon in August 1945. There were perhaps 140,000 casualties. Ever since there has been controversy...

On Friday's Backchat - working hours in Hong Kong. According to a recent survey of 71 cities, we are the longest working people in the world. Is that good or bad? How and why do people work so much less in Paris? What impact does our long hours...

On Thursday's Backchat, the daughter of a detained bookseller has called on the international community to confront Beijing, accusing Chinese agents of abducting Gui Minhai in Thailand. What is happening with the booksellers? Do we know any mor...

On Wednesday's Backchat, why are flats so small in Hong Kong? Is it the government's high land price policy? Sheer pressure of numbers? Greedy developers? Speculators and investors? Bad use of available land? Our mountainous terrain? Are fragmented...

On Backchat we talk about the collapse at CityU and rooftop gardens in Hong Kong. What do we know about the cause of the near tragedy? Are rules clear and effective? What other gardens might cause a threat? What effect will this have on the adoptio...