{
  "id": 18888671,
  "title": "Demerit system for contractors ‘not ruled out’, Hong Kong development chief says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/demerit-system-for-contractors-not-ruled-out-hong-kong-development-18888671",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T07:18:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3373683/demerit-system-contractors-not-ruled-out-hong-kong-development-chief-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Hong Kong government has not ruled out the possibility of introducing a demerit system for contractors, according to the development chief, after an independent inquiry into last year’s deadly Tai Po fire identified unscrupulous consultants and building professionals as the main culprits of the tragedy. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said in a television interview on Sunday…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Bukit Aman suspects cocaine-in-shoes arrest at Hong Kong airport linked to Malaysia drug bust",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/bukit-aman-suspects-cocaine-in-shoes-arrest-at-hong-kong-airport",
        "published": "2026-11-07T09:21:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}