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  "id": 10886977,
  "title": "Hong Kong to expand IP financing sandbox after 7 firms secure cheaper loans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/hong-kong-to-expand-ip-financing-sandbox-after-7-firms-secure-cheaper",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T07:27:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3369312/hong-kong-expand-ip-financing-sandbox-after-7-firms-secure-cheaper-loans"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Hong Kong government has announced plans to expand its intellectual property (IP) financing sandbox scheme, following the success of seven corporate users who secured cheaper loans during a nine-month trial. Carmen Chu, executive director of banking supervision at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, highlighted that the initiative will help refine the IP ecosystem, improve valuation practices, and support the development of key industries such as hi-tech, logistics, and education. The expanded scheme will invite more banks, enterprises, and professional institutions to participate, with authorities not setting a rigid timeline or targets for the number of participants.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}