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  "id": 14407247,
  "title": "In Hong Kong, accountability must be more than a slogan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/in-hong-kong-accountability-must-be-more-than-a-slogan-14407247",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3370590/hong-kong-accountability-must-be-more-slogan"
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  "summary": "When news broke last week that three newly completed housing blocks were to be demolished without ever having been occupied, I suffered an immediate attack of deja vu. In early 1974, I was in the first wave of recruits to the Operations Department of the newly established Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). As luck would have it, my first posting was to the team dealing with the old…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/taiwanese-finance-minister-to-attend-apec-meeting-in-hong-kong",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:32:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Hong Kong urged to better monitor, support carers after elderly woman’s death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/hong-kong-urged-to-better-monitor-support-carers-after-elderly-womans",
        "published": "2026-10-14T02:30:06.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Watch: Hong Kong crowds queue to see Van Gogh painting unveiled for first time in 60 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/watch-hong-kong-crowds-queue-to-see-van-gogh-painting-unveiled-for",
        "published": "2026-10-14T04:21:25.000Z"
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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."
}