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  "id": 15865349,
  "title": "16 contractors got 'poor' or 'very poor' rating: govt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/16-contractors-got-poor-or-very-poor-rating-govt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T08:37:53.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1874778-20261021.htm"
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  "summary": "The government has revealed that 16 contractors received a \"poor\" or \"very poor\" rating for site safety in quarterly performance reports between 2021 and 2025. In a written reply to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn detailed the government's mechanism for monitoring site safety on public works contracts. Linn said when evaluating tenders, technical…",
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        "published": "2026-10-21T08:37:53.000Z"
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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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