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Japanese capital elects new governor
Tokyo votes on Sunday to elect a new governor in a poll seen as a popular verdict on nuclear power. Surveys suggest Yoichi Masuzoe is leading former prime minister Morihiro Hosokawa, 76, despite his alignment with the government on the need to restart Japan's idled nuclear reactors. The Japanese have become sceptical of nuclear technology since Fukushima - a win for Hosokawa would create friction for the national government.
 
Corruption watchdog welcomes public
The Independent Commission Against Corruption invites the public to its North Point headquarters this month for a series of open days as part of the watchdog's 40th anniversary celebrations this year. A preview today will include a tour of the video interview room which has hosted thousands of people brought in to answer allegations of wrongdoing. One special exhibit will be the accounts book of disgraced former police chief superintendent Peter Godber.
 
Chance to pay final respects to second war hero
A wake for Maximo Cheng Chi-ping, Hong Kong's last Chindit guerilla who died aged 92, will be held at the Universal Funeral Parlour Company in Hung Hom on Sunday before his funeral on Monday. Cheng and his British army comrades suffered high casualty rates when they fought deep behind Japanese enemy lines in Burma, now Myanmar, during the second world war after being flown in by glider.
 
Switzerland votes on immigration cap
Swiss voters head to the polls on Sunday to decide on a proposal to cap immigration. More than one in five workers in the Alpine nation is foreign, but almost 12 years after opening borders to European Union expatriates, a vote in favour of immigration restrictions - which is gaining traction in opinion polls - could have a boomerang effect on the country's economy, according to the Swiss government.
 
Spanish princess appears in court
Princess Cristina (pictured), the daughter of Spain's King Juan Carlos, will testify in Palma de Mallorca today as a suspect in an alleged tax fraud and money laundering case. It will be the first time that a member of Spain's royal family has appeared in court. The investigation is the latest blow to their reputation after the king apologised in April 2012 for hunting elephants in Botswana while the country suffered record levels of unemployment.
 
Caroliners fight for AFC Champions League spot
South China travel to Thailand for a one-off AFC Champions League second-round qualifier against Chonburi on Sunday, knowing that victory will leave them one win away from becoming the first Hong Kong team to compete in Asia's premier club tournament. The winners will face Beijing Guoan in the third and final qualifying round on February 15.


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