Backchat

On today's Backchat, we'll be looking at developments in local politics during the weekend and the latest Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong and other parts of the world.

8:30am-9:00am Latest in Legco

Regina Ip, Executive Councillor and Chairwoman of N...

On Friday's Backchat, Legco's House Committee.

Pro-government lawmakers moved a motion on Tuesday to censure Dennis Kwok who has presided over meetings of the Legislature's House Committee since the last legislative year which began in October 2019.

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On Thursday's Backchat, back to school.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Tuesday that secondary three to secondary five

students will be back in their classrooms from May 27, which will be just after the end of the

DSE exams which are currently...

On Wednesday's Backchat, we'll be talking about a new alliance formed by pro-Beijing figures

including two former CEs that aims at fostering unity in Hong Kong, and finding a way out of

the current predicament . Maria Tam will explain to us the purpos...

On Tuesday's Backchat, we'll first joined by a public health expert in New York to discuss what

factors put some ethnicities in America at greater risk in the pandemic.

From 9:00-9:30, we'll be talking about the new re-usable masks the government is ...

On Monday's Backchat, the latest Covid 19 situation in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong has recorded consecutive days of no confirmed cases. How are

things after the holidays?

8:30am-9:00am Covid19 situation in HK

Prof Yuan Hsiang-yu, Assistant Professor, Depar...

On Wednesday’s Backchat, we’ll talk about the relaxation of government’s virus control measures. From midnight, cross-border teachers and students, and people whose business activities are “beneficial to Hong Kong” will be allowed to enter Hong Kong a...

On Tuesday's Backchat, America, China and Sino-US relations under Covid-19. Has China taken advantage of Trump's lack of international leadership, and Europe's disunity, to act as a model government? Or is the country blamed as the origin of the pande...

On Monday's Backchat, how do countries beat the virus? What have we learned about the effectiveness of different approaches in different places? Lockdowns? Herd Immunity? Monitoring? Testing? Treating at home or hospital? Who should be quarantined, who...

On Friday's Backchat, we'll be discussing if demonstrations and rallies can still go ahead when social distancing measures are still in force. If the pandemic shows no signs of improvement, then what'll happen to the annual May 1st, June 4th and...