{
  "id": 14707078,
  "title": "Hong Kong loses record 40 kindergartens as birth rate drops, women wait to have kids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/hong-kong-loses-record-40-kindergartens-as-birth-rate-drops-women-14707078",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T13:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3371049/hong-kong-loses-record-40-kindergartens-birth-rate-drops-women-wait-have-kids"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong suffered a record net loss of 40 kindergartens this year amid a shrinking student population and as the median age of women giving birth to their first child rose to its highest yet, according to official figures. In its overview of preschools released on Thursday, the Education Bureau revealed that 930 kindergartens were currently operating in Hong Kong, down from roughly 970 in the…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Hong Kong loses record 40 kindergartens as birth rate drops, women wait to have kids",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/hong-kong-loses-record-40-kindergartens-as-birth-rate-drops-women",
        "published": "2026-10-15T13:12:02.000Z"
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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."
}