{
  "id": 11072437,
  "title": "Watch: Hong Kong holds ceremony and reception on China’s National Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/watch-hong-kong-holds-ceremony-and-reception-on-chinas-national-day",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T00:56:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3369399/watch-hong-kong-holds-ceremony-and-reception-chinas-national-day"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong is celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China with a ceremony and a National Day reception. Chief Executive John Lee and senior government officials are in attendance.\n\nMeanwhile, Hong Kong police have arrested two people, a 37-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, for allegedly acting “with seditious intent”. According to local media, the pair are an independent journalist, Tang Ho-wing, and an activist, Lee Ying-chi. The arrests were made in connection with an incident on August 31 outside Prince Edward metro station, where several people were reportedly holding bouquets and shouting seditious slogans.\n\nThe Hong Kong Journalists Association says this is the first publicly known time a journalist has been arrested for sedition under Hong Kong’s homegrown security law, which was passed in 2024. The law was introduced following a separate law imposed by Beijing.",
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        "published": "2026-09-30T21:30:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Hong Kong journalist arrested on sedition charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/hong-kong-journalist-arrested-on-sedition-charge",
        "published": "2026-09-30T22:16:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Hong Kong police arrest journalist over alleged 'seditious' acts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/hong-kong-police-arrest-journalist-over-alleged-seditious-acts",
        "published": "2026-09-30T22:46:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Hong Kong confirms journalist arrested for alleged ‘seditious’ acts linked to 2019 Prince Edward MTR incident commemorations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/hong-kong-confirms-journalist-arrested-for-alleged-seditious-acts",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:05:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Abby Choi murder trial opens in Hong Kong with ex‑husband and in‑laws accused over HK$60m flat feud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/abby-choi-murder-trial-opens-in-hong-kong-with-ex-husband-and-in-laws",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:19:34.000Z"
      }
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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."
}