On Friday's Backchat, we're looking at Hong Kong's housing market, after a failed tender for a Tsuen Wan plot prompted the government to offer the land to the Housing Society to build nearly 2,000 starter homes.

It’s the first time the Society engage...

On Thursday’s Backchat, we look at "sharenting" - when parents share news and images of their children on social media.

Proud parents are typically eager to share their children’s successes and milestones to friends and family… but experts say they s...

On Wednesday‘s Backchat, we’re talking about Japan’s decision to start releasing radioactive waste-water into the sea on Thursday – a move its neighbours – including Hong Kong – strongly oppose.

The contaminated water was used to cool nuclear reactor...

On Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about efforts to tackle the shortage of medical staff in public hospitals, as more young doctors opt for the private sector as soon as they obtain specialist qualifications.

Meanwhile the first batch of overseas-...

On today's Backchat, we're talking about the future of the West Kowloon Cultural District.

The authority managing the arts hub is due to run out of funds from its original $21.6bn government grant by March 2025, and says it won't request any more pu...

On Friday's Backchat, we look into the accessibility of the Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly.

This comes as the Ombudsman released findings of its investigation into the scheme, noting "obvious progress" but calling on t...

On today's Backchat, we look at building safety after experts identified some two dozen buildings on Hong Kong Island that are at an immediate risk of having falling masonry.

The Hong Kong Institution of Building Inspectors, together with the DAB par...

On today's Backchat, we discuss fertility rates.

This comes as the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong's survey released yesterday found that 43.2 percent of the women it sampled were childless, more than double the figures five years ago.

The ...

On Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about plans to boost the exhibition and nightlife sectors.

In his weekly blog on Sunday, the Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, highlighted the need to keep abreast of the latest tourism trends as the number of visi...

On Monday's Backchat, we look into proposals to enhance the protection of part-time workers. 

Under the current mechanism, employees working at least 18 hours per week and employed for more than a month are entitled to a range of benefits offered to ...