There's been shock, horror, and consternation in some pro-Beijing circles in Hong Kong about what's been happening in Taiwan this week. Pro-democrat protests in Hong Kong have been spectacularly well behaved in the past, but there are those who are determined to worry that they might become so in the future. Ironically, even in Taiwan, most of the physical violence against individuals seems to have come from the authorities. Last Tuesday, the government of President Ma Ying-jeou passed a trade pact with mainland China in less than a minute. The trade deal would open up more than 100 service sectors, ranging from banks and telecommunications to travel agencies and hospitals. Many viewed the ruling party as having steamrolled the political system, by going back on a promise to allow a thorough review and debate of the terms of the deal, before passing it and sending it straight to the Kuomintang controlled parliament for a vote. The police have been given new guidelines on how to handle abuse from members of the public. But given that it seems to be part of the police force's job to deal with people in tense situations, some observers say this seems either overkill, or a potential infringement of human rights. With us in the studio are Law Yuk-kai of Human Rights Monitor, and Ricky Chu of the Independent Police Complaints Council This week there was an election for members of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong. But with many members holding two votes, while others have none, that election doesn't exactly look like a democratic process. This is the first proper contested election, even if only for the vice president posts. Of the nine candidates running, only eight could win. But the one outsider, Ho Kim-fai was not seen as a serious threat. Out of 75 sports association members, only 31 can vote, and each of them holds two votes. Only six of the existing officers have voting rights. It's unclear what qualifies a member to vote.