Backchat

On Wednesday's Backchat, the Occupy convictions. Nine leaders of the pro-democracy protests of 2014 have been found guilty of charges including conspiracy to commit public nuisance, incitement to commit public nuisance and incitement to incite public n...

On Tuesday's Backchat, small house policy. The High Court has declared a landmark judicial review ruling that the practice of allowing male indigenous villagers to build homes in the New Territories is only constitutional on private land. Between 19...

On Monday's Backchat, importing doctors. The Medical Council of HK has rejected all four proposals to waive the 12-month internship requirement for foreign-trained specialist doctors to practise in HK after passing the licensing examination. The Gover...

On Thursday's Backchat,, we're talking about "fake news". Singapore is introducing a new law making it illegal to spread false statements of fact online, with heavy penalties for offenders. A number of other countries have taken similar steps in recent...

On Wednesday's Backchat, the new voluntary health insurance scheme. The new financial year saw a policy initiative introduced by the Government to regulate indemnity hospital insurance plans, with voluntary participation by insurance companies and cons...

On Tuesday's Backchat, the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance. There have been interesting developments in the controversy over whether to bring in a law which would permit rendition to Mainland China and Macau. On Sunday, organisers claim 12,000 people took...

On Monday's Backchat, electronic road pricing. The Government  has published plans to charge motorists in Central , with the aim of reducing traffic congestion. It covers 14 streets from Hollywood Road to the harbour,  including Queen's Road Central, D...

On Friday's Backchat, Cathay Pacific. The flagship Hong Kong carrier has announced its acquisition of the budget rival airline company Hong Kong Express for $4.93 billion. Is this good news for consumers, for Hong Kong and for Cathay itself?

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On Thursday's Backchat, the vacancy tax. More details have emerged on how the Government intends to fine developers who leave finished units unsold.If owners of first-hand private residential units have been issued with the occupation permits  fo...

On Wednesday's Backchat, human rights in Hong Kong. Amnesty International HK has published a report warning that our human rights situation is in 'rapid decline' after several incidents including banning election candidates, the outlawing of the Natio...