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A 77-year-old repairman is sentenced for breaching building regulations while working on a To Kwa Wan tenement which later collapsed, killing four people. Chu Wai-wing faces up to three years in prison and a fine of up to HK$1 million after the Kowloon City Court found him guilty of carrying out work likely to cause injury to people and damage to property. Chu, who denied all charges, is the only person brought to trial over the building collapse in January 2010.

Outgoing Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa presides at his final two-day policy meeting before handing over the reins to his replacement. Shirakawa has been credited with helping to avert damage to Japan's financial system during the global credit crisis and in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake, but has made little progress in overcoming deflation. Asian Development Bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda has been nominated to replace him.