{
  "id": 1244873,
  "title": "Flags to fly at half-staff in Hong Kong as tribute to late ex-premier Zhu Rongji",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/flags-to-fly-at-half-staff-in-hong-kong-as-tribute-to-late-ex-premier-1244873",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T09:54:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3364184/flags-fly-half-staff-hong-kong-tribute-late-ex-premier-zhu-rongji"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong will fly the national and regional flags at half-staff on Tuesday to mourn the late former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji. According to the South China Morning Post, the flags will be lowered at government headquarters in Admiralty, Government House, all control points and checkpoints at border crossings, and Hong Kong International Airport.\n\nThe tribute is to be paid on the day of Zhu's cremation, as per a notice issued by state news agency Xinhua. Zhu died in Beijing last Wednesday at the age of 97 and was known as the \"iron premier\" who laid the groundwork for China's economic transformation.\n\nThe national flag will also be flown at half-staff at various sites across the country, including Tiananmen Square, Xinhua Gate, the Great Hall of the People, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, as reported by the South China Morning Post.",
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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."
}