On Backchat, expat brats. Is it true that children of expatriates here are spoilt by their parents and by their helpers; unable to form lasting relationships because so many friends move away; dismissive towards local culture, and doomed to a drif...

On Monday's Backchat, Big Data. More and more people are using more and more data for more and more purposes. Scientists sift through mountains of information for weather forecasting, biological research and epidemiology. Governments use it to spot...

On Backchat, we say farewell and bon voyage to Michael Degolyer, Director since 1993 of the HK Transition project. He's been involved since the 80s in monitoring our society and political development, so it's a chance to take a look back at the las...

On Backchat we talk about the civil service pay rise. Exco has approved an increase for government staff that is higher than the survey of private sector pay trends which is the usual benchmark. No detailed reasons have been given for the generosit...

On Backchat, how much discrimination do South Asians face in Hong Kong? Reports of problems opening bank accounts, getting jobs and renting flats seem to be getting more common. Is this a racist city? How can things be made better? After 9.20, ME...

On Backchat, we will talk about income disparity in Hong Kong. A survey done by the Baptist University found that young people are most concerned about the wealth gap. What part do you think it played in Occupy Central, and is the current political...

On Backchat, we will talk about the latest on political reform. Chief Secretary Carrie Lam has been meeting pan-democrats and academics for further talks on the political reform package. What do you think of the government's lobbying tactics? Wh...

On Backchat, June 5th is the last day of public consultation on a new National Security Law, which mentions Hong Kong's obligation to safeguard China's sovereignty, national security and territorial integrity. Some here are concerned that this is a...

On Backchat, we will talk about the June 4th anniversary. The Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China is organising the customary vigil in Victoria Park. But student and so-called localist groups are organising separate event...

On Backchat, we will talk about China's white paper on military strategy and the South China Sea disputes. China says it wants to become more assertive and stresses what it calls 'active defence'; the US is becoming more closely allied to Vietnam...