On Backchat we talk about the establishment of an Innovation and Technology Bureau. It's expected to launch on Nov 20 after years of delay. What do you expect it to do? Will Nicholas Yang lead it? What should be its areas of responsibility? Woul...

On Tuesday's Backchat, we will talk about HKU's injunction order and the audio leak. An audio clip from a HKU council meeting has been posted online in Taiwan and is freely available in Hong Kong. Has technology made an ass of the law? How should l...

On Backchat we take a trip to the far south - Po Toi - and catch up with discussion of the island's future. It's a beautiful, if a bit barren now... Is it a good site for careful tourist development, hostelling, or even colombaria? What about the e...

On Backchat we talk again about the University of Hong Kong, press freedom and who runs our most important tertiary institution. Who should be the Chair of the Governing Council? Does the University's injunction against Commercial Radio mean an ...

On Backchat, One Belt One Road. Xi Jinping’s ambitious strategic initiative aims to invest in infrastructure west to Europe through Central and Southern Asia as well as East Africa. Is it  a smart move to spur greater economic integration and cross-...

On Backchat, the Exchange Fund has announced a record loss of $63.8 billion in the third quarter. HKMA chief executive Norman Chan said the situation was "out of his hands". What's gone wrong, and why are the losses so large? ...

On Backchat, what should we do with the TSAs? The Territory Wide Assessments have become a feature for all primary three students, but now there is pressure to change them, with claims they lead to drilling and unnecessary exam pressure for such yo...

On Backchat, we will talk about HKU's appointment of a new Council Chairman. Executive Councillor Arthur Li is expected to take the job. Is that a good idea? What implications does it have beyond HKU? After 9.20, China ends the one-child policy. (...

On Backchat, we will talk about US warships patrolling in the South China Sea. This week a ship sailed closer than 12 nautical miles from the Spratly archipelago where China has been engaged in construction over the past two years. China accused A...

On Backchat, we will talk about CY Leung's comments on Infrastructure projects being delayed by judicial reviews and filibustering. CY Leung said that judicial reviews had held up projects and it was time-consuming, is he right? Should judicial rev...