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  "id": 16906780,
  "title": "Hong Kong lawmaker urges more checks as illegal parking fines top HK$70m a year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/hong-kong-lawmaker-urges-more-checks-as-illegal-parking-fines-top-hk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T13:58:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3372473/hong-kong-lawmaker-urges-more-checks-illegal-parking-fines-top-hk70m-year"
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  "summary": "Traffic police have issued more than 220,000 tickets for parking-related offences in each of the past three years, raking in at least HK$70 million (US$8.92 million) a year for Hong Kong’s coffers, but a lawmaker said inspections could be enhanced to target more offenders. In a written reply to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said police…",
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