{
  "id": 11094592,
  "title": "CE leads top officials in National Day flag-raising",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ce-leads-top-officials-in-national-day-flag-raising-11094592",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T02:43:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News",
    "slug": "rthk-news",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1872256-20261001.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A flag-raising ceremony was held at Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai at 8 am to mark National Day and the 77th anniversary of the People's Republic of China's founding. Chief Executive John Lee and his wife attended, along with the director of Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong, Zhou Ji, senior government officials, executive council members, and former chief executives.\n\nThe attendees included Donald Tsang, CY Leung, and Carrie Lam. They sang the national anthem as the national and SAR flags were raised.\n\nThe ceremony was according to reports from RTHK News and RTHK English.",
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      {
        "outlet": "RTHK English",
        "title": "CE leads top officials in National Day flag-raising",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ce-leads-top-officials-in-national-day-flag-raising",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:43:52.000Z"
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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."
}