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  "id": 13054108,
  "title": "Legal arguments delay trial over murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/legal-arguments-delay-trial-over-murder-of-hong-kong-socialite-abby-13054108",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T06:59:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370308/legal-arguments-delay-trial-over-murder-hong-kong-socialite-abby-choi-again"
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  "summary": "The murder trial of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has been delayed again while the court addresses legal issues raised by lawyers in the high-profile case. Deputy High Court Judge Brian Keith told the nine-member jury on Friday that the hearing would resume on Monday, once the legal arguments had concluded. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, had been expected to face cross-examination by…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Legal arguments delay trial over murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/legal-arguments-delay-trial-over-murder-of-hong-kong-socialite-abby",
        "published": "2026-10-09T06:59:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Hong Kong nat. security police charge man over ‘seditious’ posts 3 months after unannounced arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/hong-kong-nat-security-police-charge-man-over-seditious-posts-3",
        "published": "2026-10-09T07:30:24.000Z"
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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."
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