Former development minister Mak Chai-kwong, 62, and serving assistant highways director Tsang King-man, 57, go before the District Court accused of conspiracy to defraud the government of HK$700,000 in the 1980s by renting each other's homes and claiming housing allowance - known as cross-leasing. They were arrested 12 days after Mak took office in the new administration of Chief Executive Leung Chun-yin. Mak quit immediately.
 

Some 1,500 pupils from 11 schools in Hong Kong attempt to set a world record by using wind-up generators to power a huge LED sign for 30 seconds along the Pak Shek Kok Promenade in Sha Tin. Organised by the Hong Kong New Cultural Association Science Innovation Centre, the children's aim is to win more support for energy conservation efforts and sustainable lifestyles.
 

Sun Huaixin, deputy director of the Ministry of Supervision's law enforcement department, speaks with internet users at the People's Daily web portal about stepping up anti-graft efforts against corrupt law enforcement officials. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has pledged this week to intensify anti-corruption efforts but admitted it is a "long-term, complicated and tough battle". It said greater effort would be made to improve the party's punishment and prevention system.
 

The presidential election is not the only vote on the minds of Americans. Today is the day residents of Arizona vote on whether the Grand Canyon should belong to the nation or just them. The poll is the result of Arizona Republicans' desire to seize back control of millions of hectares of federal land - and the vast natural resources that go with them.