{
  "id": 17234982,
  "title": "Hong Kong ministers defend decision not to resign over deadly Tai Po fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/hong-kong-ministers-defend-decision-not-to-resign-over-deadly-tai-po",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T14:04:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3372783/hong-kong-ministers-defend-decision-not-resign-over-deadly-tai-po-fire"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ministers have defended their decision not to step down over the deadly Tai Po fire, insisting they are putting Hong Kong’s well-being ahead of personal considerations. A senior official also hinted that a successor might not be named to replace Winnie Ho Wing-yin, who resigned as housing minister to take political accountability for the city’s deadliest disaster in decades. Deputy Financial…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}