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  "id": 15746502,
  "title": "Contested subsectors double in Hong Kong’s Election Committee poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/contested-subsectors-double-in-hong-kongs-election-committee-poll-15746502",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T13:14:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3371547/contested-subsectors-double-hong-kongs-election-committee-poll"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The number of contested subsectors in Hong Kong’s powerful Election Committee has doubled compared with 2021, in a move observers said reflected Beijing’s push to foster healthy competition within the pro-establishment camp and strengthen the legitimacy of the body responsible for selecting the city’s next leader. The two-week nomination period ended on Tuesday, with 1,115 hopefuls signing up to…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Contested subsectors double in Hong Kong’s Election Committee poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/contested-subsectors-double-in-hong-kongs-election-committee-poll",
        "published": "2026-10-20T13:14:01.000Z"
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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."
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