{
  "id": 18289363,
  "title": "Mainland Chinese firm, director admit fraud in HK$52.9m Hong Kong bottled water scandal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/mainland-chinese-firm-director-admit-fraud-in-hk-52-9m-hong-kong-18289363",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T09:53:12.000Z",
  "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/3373402/chinese-firm-and-director-admit-fraud-hk529m-hong-kong-bottled-water-scandal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A mainland Chinese company and its director have pleaded guilty to fraud after submitting falsified certificates to win a HK$52.9 million (US$6.78 million) contract to supply drinking water to civil servants in Hong Kong. The high-profile procurement scandal came to light in August last year after civil servants raised concerns about the quality of products supplied by Xin Ding Xin Trade, which…",
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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."
}