{
  "id": 17178346,
  "title": "‘Why did it take 11 months?’: apology too late for some Tai Po fire survivors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/why-did-it-take-11-months-apology-too-late-for-some-tai-po-fire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T04:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3372622/why-did-it-take-11-months-apology-too-late-some-tai-po-fire-survivors"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong officials’ apology over the deadly Tai Po blaze nearly a year ago came too late, residents of the fire-ravaged estate have said, as they urged authorities to learn from the disaster and pursue long-term reforms. Several Wang Fuk Court residents also said on Thursday the resignation of housing minister Winnie Ho Wing-yin could not answer for cross-departmental failings, adding that…",
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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."
}