{
  "id": 18082048,
  "title": "Operator should be marked down for tenders after mass parking meter glitch: experts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/operator-should-be-marked-down-for-tenders-after-mass-parking-meter-18082048",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T06:12:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3373228/operator-should-be-marked-down-tenders-after-mass-parking-meter-glitch-experts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong authorities should waive relevant fines and introduce a penalty mechanism for the parking meter operator after a four-hour outage disabled about half of the city’s meters, an industry expert and a lawmaker have suggested. They also called for clearer refund terms for Octopus card users on Wednesday, a day after the government promised to return fees to affected drivers. A back-end…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}