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  "id": 13277764,
  "title": "Lack of heat action plan leaves Hong Kong’s vulnerable residents at risk, experts warn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/lack-of-heat-action-plan-leaves-hong-kongs-vulnerable-residents-at",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-10T01:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3370406/lack-heat-action-plan-leaves-hong-kongs-vulnerable-residents-risk-experts-warn"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Environmentalists and academics in Hong Kong have criticised the absence of a comprehensive heat-health action plan in the city's five-year plan and latest policy address, warning that relying on \"common sense\" is failing to protect vulnerable residents from rising temperatures. A new study by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) found that extreme heat may have contributed to as many as 3,238 excess deaths in the city over the past decade. While the government has proposed a \"city brain\" system to improve interdepartmental collaboration during extreme weather, environmentalists argue that a systemic, cross-departmental heat action plan is necessary to address urban heat and protect the most vulnerable residents.",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Lack of heat action plan leaves Hong Kong’s vulnerable residents at risk, experts warn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/lack-of-heat-action-plan-leaves-hong-kongs-vulnerable-residents-at-13280874",
        "published": "2026-10-10T01:00:11.000Z"
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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."
}