{
  "id": 17792574,
  "title": "Hong Kong’s first national security law convict among 4 released early, sources say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/hong-kongs-first-national-security-law-convict-among-4-released-early-17792574",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T11:52:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3373012/hong-kongs-first-national-security-law-convict-among-4-released-early-sources-say"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The first person convicted in Hong Kong under the Beijing-imposed national security law and three others jailed in related high-profile cases have been released early, the South China Morning Post has learned. Sources said Tong Ying-kit, who was sentenced in July 2021 to nine years in prison for inciting secession and engaging in terrorist activities, had been granted early release. The news…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/from-hong-kong-to-israel-golden-boys-mother-raises-7-children-with-g",
        "published": "2026-11-02T13:17:46.000Z"
      }
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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."
}