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  "id": 10888115,
  "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-10888115",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T07:27:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "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 pledged to expand its intellectual property (IP) financing sandbox scheme by adding more participating banks and enterprises, after seven corporate users found that a nine-month trial helped lower their borrowing costs. “This will help refine the IP ecosystem, including valuation practices, professional service costs, supporting measures and market awareness,” Carmen…",
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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."
}