{
  "id": 16676399,
  "title": "Evening sessions urged as fraud, money-laundering cases pack Hong Kong courts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/evening-sessions-urged-as-fraud-money-laundering-cases-pack-hong-kong-16676399",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372211/evening-sessions-urged-fraud-money-laundering-cases-pack-hong-kong-courts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The long wait for criminal cases to be heard in Hong Kong’s courts could persist because of a surge in fraud and money laundering litigation, the judiciary has warned, as the Law Society suggested extending sitting hours into the evening. In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council’s panel on administration of justice and legal services, the judiciary said that the total caseload in 2025…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}