{
  "id": 19344928,
  "title": "Exco green lights part two of the Northern Link",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/exco-green-lights-part-two-of-the-northern-link",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T14:08:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK English",
    "slug": "rthk-english",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1877299-20261110.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government and the MTR Corporation on Tuesday signed the project agreement for the full Northern Link project, as the Executive Council approved the financial arrangement for the second part of the plan. Exco greenlit part one of the project in July last year. This means that the main line and the spur line – expected to be commissioned simultaneously by 2034 – have fully entered the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Hong Kong slashes costs for Northern Metropolis rail link by 28% to HK$86.2 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/hong-kong-slashes-costs-for-northern-metropolis-rail-link-by-28-to-hk",
        "published": "2026-11-10T13:38:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}