{
  "id": 14670514,
  "title": "‘Booking overlap’ forces Hong Kong Pride Parade to cancel indoor market",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/booking-overlap-forces-hong-kong-pride-parade-to-cancel-indoor-market-14670514",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T10:15:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371031/booking-overlap-forces-hong-kong-pride-parade-cancel-indoor-market"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Hong Kong Pride Parade committee has cancelled an indoor event at Central Market next month due to a venue unavailability caused by an administrative error. The committee, known as Rainbow Market, had planned to hold the Rainbow Market at the revamped landmark on November 14. The group approached Central Market, managed by Chinachem Group, in early June and booked the venue in July after confirming the deposit. However, just over a month later, Central Market informed the committee that they could not rent the venue for the Pride event, citing an \"administrative error\" where staff had booked the same day for two different events. Chinachem Group, the venue manager, explained that the venue was unavailable due to a \"booking overlap.\" The committee noted that Chinachem had arranged a full refund and stated that they had reviewed their booking and management procedures to prevent similar incidents in the future. This was the second time a venue had fallen through after announcing event details for the Pride parade. Last year, the group successfully held the indoor market at co-working space The Wave in Kwun Tong, but the venue provider later informed them they could not rent the space again. The Pride parade has been held annually since 2021, as the organization believes the event \"mattered to this city.\" The committee expressed its commitment to keep the event alive and apologized for any inconvenience caused. Another separate pride event, Rainbow Strength, will still take place at an undisclosed location in Kwun Tong on November 7.",
  "summary": "The Hong Kong Pride Parade committee has cancelled an indoor event at Central Market next month after being told the venue is unavailable due to an “administrative error”. In a social media post on Thursday, the committee said its Rainbow Market, scheduled for November 14 at the revamped landmark, had been cancelled because the venue “could no longer host it”. The group said it approached Central…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Business",
        "title": "Hong Kong completes pilot schemes to trade green products with exchanges in mainland China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/hong-kong-completes-pilot-schemes-to-trade-green-products-with",
        "published": "2026-10-13T23:00:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}