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  "id": 15408609,
  "title": "Second-hand smartphone traders eye Hong Kong as springboard for global exports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/second-hand-smartphone-traders-eye-hong-kong-as-springboard-for-15408609",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T12:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3371309/second-hand-smartphone-traders-eye-hong-kong-springboard-global-exports"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A pavilion dedicated to second-hand smartphones has made its debut at a Hong Kong trade show now under way, drawing international recycling platforms, refurbishers and automated kiosk operators hoping to use the city as a springboard to export used devices to other markets. The inaugural Global Mobile Exchange Pavilion, co-hosted by the Hong Kong International Communications Electronic Chamber…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "China Mobile Hong Kong trials U6G for next-gen networks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/china-mobile-hong-kong-trials-u6g-for-next-gen-networks",
        "published": "2026-10-18T02:50:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "More drug, semiconductor firms eyeing Hong Kong for expansion, OASES head says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/more-drug-semiconductor-firms-eyeing-hong-kong-for-expansion-oases",
        "published": "2026-10-18T06:54:46.000Z"
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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."
}