{
  "id": 1714550,
  "title": "82% of Chinese firms eye overseas growth, with Hong Kong top service support choice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/82-of-chinese-firms-eye-overseas-growth-with-hong-kong-top-service-1714550",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:53:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3364463/82-chinese-firms-eye-overseas-growth-hong-kong-top-service-support-choice"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "More than 80 per cent of surveyed mainland Chinese companies plan to grow their overseas presence, with Hong Kong listed as their top choice for a professional services platform to support expansion, the Trade Development Council (TDC) has found. The council’s survey, published on Tuesday, also showed that about 94 per cent of respondents were eyeing countries in the Belt and Road Initiative for…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "82% of Chinese firms eye overseas growth, with Hong Kong top service support choice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/82-of-chinese-firms-eye-overseas-growth-with-hong-kong-top-service",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:53:51.000Z"
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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."
}