On Tuesday's Backchat, we’re talking about efforts to improve the quality of the taxi service, including a government proposal to introduce a penalty points system for offences committed by cab drivers.

The plan follows complaints by a number of tou...

On Friday's Backchat, we're talking about housing.

A Housing Authority committee has decided to plug a loophole that had previously allowed public housing tenants to apply for Home Ownership Scheme flats – even if they own a private home.

The promi...

On Thursday’s Backchat, we’re talking about the minimum wage. 

Hong Kong's minimum wage will be raised from HK$37.50 to HK$40 an hour starting from 1 May. The government announced the figure early this year, and wrapped up a public consultation on ...

On Wednesday’s Backchat, we’re talking about a rather unusual way students have reacted to a challenging exam paper.

Excerpts from Michelle Obama‘s essays and autobiography were used in the English DSE exam this year — and many students felt her wr...

On Tuesday's Backchat we're talking about the “Happy Hong Kong” campaign that's fast approaching. The government is planning events including large-scale food fairs, gourmet marketplaces, and a sea-land summer carnival with the aim of bringing more ...

On Monday's Backchat, we'll be talking about long Covid.

The Chinese University medical school has conducted what's described as Asia's largest population-based survey of the condition to understand the long-term effect on people's health.  The thr...

On Friday's Backchat, we're talking about under-enrolled schools in Hong Kong.

A school in Cheung Chau is at risk of eventually closing down after the authorities decided to block it from taking any new primary one students in the next academic y...

On Thursday's Backchat, we're looking at measures to relieve pressure on the local healthcare system.

A persistent manpower shortage at public hospitals means long waiting times at accident and emergency wards, with patients having to wait anywhere b...

On Wednesday‘s Backchat we’re looking at the easing of government guidelines that could free up more than 300 hectares of land for brownfield operators.

Many brownfield operators — who had run warehouses or carparks on degraded agricultural land — ...

On Tuesday's Backchat we’ll be talking about a study being undertaken by the Development Bureau on which types of trees are suitable for planting on roadsides, as part of the plan to strengthen tree management.

It'll take into account experience overse...