{
  "id": 17073808,
  "title": "Lee vows to stay on, says housing minister’s resignation his ‘political decision’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/lee-vows-to-stay-on-says-housing-ministers-resignation-his-political",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:25:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3372627/lee-vows-stay-says-housing-ministers-resignation-his-political-decision"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong’s leader has said the housing minister’s resignation was his “comprehensive political decision” in establishing accountability for the city’s deadliest fire in decades as he pledged to go after the roles of up to 50 civil servants. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Thursday that he decided to stay on to spearhead comprehensive reforms. Nearly a year after last November’s Tai…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}