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Chura Thapa, Presenter of RTHK’s “Saptahik Sandesh" radio programme

Anthony Lam Chun-man, former President of the Insitution of Fire Engineers

Natalie Chu, Yau Tsim Mong district councillor

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Anna Fenton, Lanta...

On Monday’s Backchat, covid and the closure of kindergartens.

The government has ordered a two-week suspension of face-to-face teaching at all kindergartens and daycare centers from Saturday, amid an outbreak of upper respiratory tract infections.

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On Friday's Backchat, is there a future for democracy in Hong Kong?

Popularly elected pro-democracy lawmakers began tendering their resignations on Thursday, a day after four of their colleagues were disqualified by Beijing.

Convenor of the pan-democra...

On Thursday’s Backchat, kicking out lawmakers, and travel bubble plans. The SAR government announced on Wednesday that pro-democracy lawmakers Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung had been stripped of their seats in Legco with immedi...

On Wednesday's Backchat, disqualification and resignation of pan-dems.

Pan-democratic lawmakers on Monday threatened to resign en masse if Beijing moves to have any of them disqualified.

Nineteen legislators made the announcement, amid reports that ...

On Tuesday's Backchat, US elections, and animal abuse.

Some of the United States' biggest and closest allies quickly congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Saturday, recognising his presidential election victory even though Donald Trump, with whom severa...

On Monday's Backchat, the Chief Executive's visit to the mainland and the latest on the US election.

Beijing's top official on Hong Kong affairs, Vice Premier Han Zheng, has commended Chief Executive Carrie Lam for overcoming various challeng...

On Friday's Backchat, the National Security reporting hotline.

Hong Kong police have launched a hotline inviting people to report suspected breaches of the SAR's national security law.

In posts on social media on Thursday morning, the force said ...

On Thursday’s Backchat, police and press.

RTHK producer Bao Choy was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Ordinance

by making false statements when conducting a vehicle registration search.

Doing car plate searches is an est...

On Tuesday’s Backchat, the arrests of Democrats, and teenage bullying.

Legislator Ted Hui was on Monday arrested and charged over a rowdy meeting in Legco last May. Seven of his pro-democracy colleagues had been arrested the day before.

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