{
  "id": 17089608,
  "title": "Hong Kong’s John Lee apologises for Tai Po fire, unveils reforms as housing chief resigns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hong-kongs-john-lee-apologises-for-tai-po-fire-unveils-reforms-as-17089608",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T16:08:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3372634/hong-kongs-john-lee-apologises-tai-po-fire-unveils-reforms-housing-chief-resigns"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong’s leader has apologised for last year’s deadly Tai Po fire, vowing extensive civil service and legislative reforms and an overhaul of government departments as his housing chief Winnie Ho Wing-yin resigned to offer political accountability. A grim-faced Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and seven other top officials bowed their heads in apology on Thursday at the start of a press…",
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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."
}