{
  "id": 16548029,
  "title": "Head of Hong Kong’s new drug regulator pledges to build trust, push innovation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/head-of-hong-kongs-new-drug-regulator-pledges-to-build-trust-push-16548029",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:30:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3372080/head-hong-kongs-new-drug-regulator-pledges-build-trust-push-innovation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The head of Hong Kong’s new drug regulatory body has pledged to build a fully capable and globally trusted agency that will become a catalyst for medical innovation rather than merely acting as a “miniature version” of existing overseas models. Dr Li Zili, controller of the Hong Kong Centre for Medical Products Regulation (CMPR), said that while many other places in Asia, such as mainland China,…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/foreigner-held-in-hong-kong-with-2-2kg-suspected-cocaine",
        "published": "2026-10-25T15:20:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
}