{
  "id": 16598736,
  "title": "14 Hong Kong civil servants sue colleague over HK$28.9 million Mark Six winnings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/14-hong-kong-civil-servants-sue-colleague-over-hk-28-9-million-mark",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372186/14-hong-kong-civil-servants-sue-colleague-over-hk289-million-mark-six-winnings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Hong Kong civil servant has been sued by 14 colleagues for HK$28.9 million (US$3.7 million) in lottery winnings after he allegedly refused to split a winning Mark Six jackpot. Health inspector Ling Chun-ting allegedly told his colleagues at the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) that they did not deserve a share of the HK$33 million prize on September 5 because they did not buy…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "VnExpress International",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/man-arrested-at-hong-kong-airport-with-cocaine-allegedly-received-at",
        "published": "2026-10-26T09:30:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}