tanya chan has long fought to defend the basic law. territory's legal independence. this is absolutely the worst precedent, the worst example so far. we are actually putting chinese officials in the heart of hong kong and now this is the very first time that in hong kong we are going to apply national law. thousands demonstrated against the plan on new year's day. the basic law is a list of rights — including freedom of speech, of the press, freedom to demonstrate. they fear the plans for the station are the thin end of the wedge and britain is not standing by its international obligations to protect their rights. i'm not sure whether the british government still remembers hong kong and still remembers the promises that they have made. the british government definitely has a role to play and definitely can make their comments and raise their concerns. we are waiting for them. three years, ago the "umbrella" protest brought tens of thousands on to the streets over beijing's control of the candidates for hong kong's leadership. they were

sadir vadaketh, melanie chan and tanya angerer.reans, all navigating the rules and regs, both spoken and unspoken that go along with prosperity, security and safety. lor 29 in geylang for fried oyster omelets and fried prawns and chili paste. bak chor mee. fish ball noodle soup and beef satay. >> sudhir: i think one of the issues is that we're kind of a victim of our own success in many ways. we've grown so fast, and i guess expectations among the liberals and progressives have just gone so far ahead, including myself. because sometimes, we need a reality check about what pace society can move at. so i think that's the tension, it's that economic growth has happened so quickly and sometimes, social laws, social customs, might need to take a bit more time. >> anthony: you know, a place where everything works this well and a system so seemingly different than the one we are taught to venerate, that's generally confusing. so what's the best thing about singapore and what's the worst thing about singapore? >> sudhir: i think best thing