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  "id": 12178680,
  "title": "Bid to turn 14 subsidised Hong Kong sale flats into subdivided homes raises abuse concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bid-to-turn-14-subsidised-hong-kong-sale-flats-into-subdivided-homes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:08:29.000Z",
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    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369830/bid-turn-14-subsidised-sale-flats-subdivided-homes-raises-abuse-concerns"
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  "summary": "The owners of 14 subsidised sale flats have applied for a grace period to comply with Hong Kong’s new regulatory regime for subdivided homes, the housing minister has revealed, raising concerns that public resources were being abused. The cases were disclosed on Monday at a Legislative Council housing panel meeting when lawmaker Mark Chong Ho-fung asked Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin…",
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