{
  "id": 15231324,
  "title": "Hong Kong orders lift contractors to review doors installed over past 10 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/hong-kong-orders-lift-contractors-to-review-doors-installed-over-past",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T15:57:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371272/hong-kong-orders-lift-contractors-review-doors-installed-over-past-10-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong authorities have ordered all lift contractors to review the design and construction of landing doors installed over the past 10 years, after a government investigation found missing fire-safety components in lifts in at least 78 private buildings and two public estates. The director of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department issued the order in a letter on Saturday following…",
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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."
}