{
  "id": 17071191,
  "title": "Hong Kong to set up new body to oversee building renovations in regulatory overhaul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hong-kong-to-set-up-new-body-to-oversee-building-renovations-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:41:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3372619/hong-kong-set-new-body-oversee-building-renovations-regulatory-overhaul"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong will establish a dedicated body to oversee building renovations as part of a wide-ranging overhaul that includes restructuring the Buildings Department and tightening regulation of contractors. The move was revealed on Thursday as Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and his ministers offered a formal apology over the deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po last November. His…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/india-vs-pakistan-live-streaming-hong-kong-sixes-2026-when-and-where",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:31:29.000Z"
      }
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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."
}