{
  "id": 17859737,
  "title": "Long delays for Hong Kong court cases demand urgent action",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/long-delays-for-hong-kong-court-cases-demand-urgent-action-17859737",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T21:30:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3372869/long-delays-hong-kong-court-cases-demand-urgent-action"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Justice delayed, it is often said, is justice denied. If that is true, many court users in Hong Kong are being failed by the system. Those involved in criminal cases at the Court of First Instance must wait 358 days on average for the hearing, the judiciary revealed last week. The figure for the District Court is 354 days, way above the court’s 100-day target. This is a cause of concern. The…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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        "published": "2026-11-03T01:00:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}