{
  "id": 14407245,
  "title": "Hong Kong urged to add online safety briefings, penalise no-shows at public gyms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/hong-kong-urged-to-add-online-safety-briefings-penalise-no-shows-at-14407245",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:32:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370862/hong-kong-urged-add-online-safety-briefings-penalise-no-shows-public-gyms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong should make better use of its public gyms by allowing online safety briefings and penalising no-shows, an industry leader and a lawmaker have urged after the ombudsman identified management loopholes. The Office of the Ombudsman launched the inquiry into public gym management on Tuesday, noting that rigid mandatory training requirements combined with a severe shortage of places were…",
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