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  "id": 10908742,
  "title": "Tai O rope-ferry in Hong Kong ends service after 100 years – SCMP archive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/tai-o-rope-ferry-in-hong-kong-ends-service-after-100-years-scmp-10908742",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:05:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3369328/tai-o-rope-ferry-hong-kong-ends-service-after-100-years-scmp-archive"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "This article was first published on September 30, 1996. New footbridge ends 100 years of rope-ferry service by Shirley Kwok The century-old rope-ferry between Lantau and Tai O saw its years of service come to an end yesterday (September 29, 1996) with the opening of a new $15 million pedestrian bridge between the islands. Until yesterday, the ferry was the only means of crossing the 15-metre Tai…",
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}