Hong Kong Legco election, potential Parkinson’s treatment: 5 weekend reads

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1. Hong Kong Legco election’s 31.9% turnout surpasses record low of 2021

Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang (second left), and Electoral Affairs Commission chief Justice David Lok empty a ballot box. Photo: Sam Tsang
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang (second left), and Electoral Affairs Commission chief Justice David Lok empty a ballot box. Photo: Sam Tsang

2. Tokyo accuses Chinese fighters of locking on Japanese jets northeast of Taiwan

A Chinese J-15 fighter jet prepares to land on the Liaoning aircraft carrier in this photo released in December 2021. Tokyo says fighters like these locked on Japanese jets in a rare military encounter on Saturday. Photo: AP
A Chinese J-15 fighter jet prepares to land on the Liaoning aircraft carrier in this photo released in December 2021. Tokyo says fighters like these locked on Japanese jets in a rare military encounter on Saturday. Photo: AP

3. Chinese scientists develop promising stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s

Chinese medical experts have created an ultra-efficient stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s disease that has achieved remarkable results in clinical trials. Picture: Shutterstock Images
Chinese medical experts have created an ultra-efficient stem cell treatment for Parkinson’s disease that has achieved remarkable results in clinical trials. Picture: Shutterstock Images

  

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