{
  "id": 17078897,
  "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-17078897",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:25:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "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, with a three-member team to also investigate 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…",
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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."
}