On  Backchat, we're talking about John Tsang's warning of soaring wages for dishwashers. The Financial Secretary wrote on his blog that the market has a huge demand for such low-skilled labour, causing a continuous rise in salaries , and increasing...

On Backchat, the emergency closure of Tsing Ma Bridge last Friday night after a barge hit it, left traffic to the airport paralysed for more than two hours and sparked calls for alternative transport links. Is that necessary, realistic, and if so w...

On Backchat we're talking about the death of a Mainland tourist after being allegedly assaulted in a row over forced shopping. It seems the travel agent involved in the tragedy might have partnered with an unlicensed Mainland travel agency and used for...

On Backchat, is it time to rethink the way we govern our universities?The practice of appointments by the Chief Executive to the councils of our tertiary institutions and the automatic Chancellorship of the Chief Executive himself are becoming cont...

On Backchat, we will talk about mental health in Hong Kong. Two wounding cases were committed by mentally ill men recently, and a mentally ill patient was arrested on suspicion of killing his elderly mother. Do we have adequate follow-up services f...

On Backchat: Does Hong Kong need a law regulating long working hours? We'll be looking at the growing row between employer and employee representatives over the issue, after a report claimed that legislation on standard working hours could cost...

On Backchat, we'll be asking: Is filibustering in the Legislative Council about to get even worse after the pro-establishment camp pushed the pan-democrats out of leading positions in the council's top committees for the first time in 17 years? ...

On Backchat, one year after the alleged beating of Occupy protester Ken Tsang, he and seven police officers are being charged.  It seems he will be charged with one count of assaulting police and four counts of resisting police arrest. The polic...

On Thursday's Backchat we talk about homeschooling in Hong Kong. Is it legal, and how many are actually educating children outside the mainstream system? What advantages does it offer, especially for children with special requirements, or children ...

On Backchat we follow up on student leader Joshua Wong's suggestion to lower the minimum age for Legislative Council election candidates. Would it empower young people and be consistent with voting age and the practice in other countries? Are yo...