{
  "id": 17805374,
  "title": "Legal body’s new Hong Kong office targets developing Southeast Asian economies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/legal-bodys-new-hong-kong-office-targets-developing-southeast-asian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T14:02:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3373030/legal-bodys-new-hong-kong-office-targets-developing-southeast-asian-economies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit) has established a new Asia-Pacific Liaison Office in Hong Kong. According to the South China Morning Post - Hong Kong, secretary general Ignacio Tirado stated that the office aims to assist developing Southeast Asian economies and encourage broader use of uniform commercial law throughout the Asia-Pacific region.\n\nSeparately, the South China Morning Post reports that funeral proceedings for Ng Hon-mun, a long-serving Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s Congress and pro-Beijing educator, are scheduled to begin on Wednesday. Ng died at the age of 100 on October 18. The memorial will include a wake at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point starting at 5pm on Wednesday.",
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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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}