On Backchat, globalisation. Who are the winners and losers around the world in the 21st century? The Panama Papers highlight an international elite who are getting richer by loosening their national ties, and have crystallized some of the oppositio...

On Backchat, press freedom. The sacking of Ming Pao's executive chief editor has added to concern about who controls our media.  According to a survey, Hongkongers’ satisfaction with press freedom has dropped to its lowest point since 1997. Are ...

On Backchat,we talk about Employment Agencies for Domestic Helpers. The Government is launching a consultation on a new code of practice after complaints from employers about high charges and substandard service - and from helpers groups concerned ...

On Backchat, what do you want to say to Beijing? State Leader Zhang Dejiang will visit Hong Kong next month to speak at a summit on "One Belt, One Road" . It's the first such visit since 2012, and an opportunity for people here to convey a message ...

On today's Backchat: electric cars in Hong Kong. We have one of the world’s highest penetration of electric cars among new private car purchases. What's the appeal, is it sustainable, and how clean are they in reality? Do they simply move the pollu...

On Backchat we consider the case of the Ladies Night at a Hong Kong Bar. With the assistance of the EOC, a man has won a lawsuit claiming that cheap drinks for women constitute discrimination. It's a common practice around the world - but is it str...

On Backchat, we will talk about the controversy on simplified Chinese characters. Education Bureau’s latest consultation document said local pupils should learn to read simplified characters. Meanwhile. public sentiment towards preserving tradition...

On Backchat, we will talk about government's reactions to asylum seekers and refugees. The government yesterday put forward proposals to increase the punishments for snakeheads and others who smuggle migrants into Hong Kong from those countries such...

On Backchat, we will talk about Beijing's reactions towards Hong Kong Independence. Liaison office's new legal chief Wang Zhenmin suggested that people discussing independence in a large-scale setting were not only in breach of the Basic Law, but a...

On Backchat, Hong Kong as a financial centre. A research institute suggests we are losing out to Singapore as third leading global centre. The institute says respondents to a survey were concerned about the growing influence of the Mainland authorit...