{
  "id": 19450943,
  "title": "Govt staff to get 12 hours of family care leave",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/govt-staff-to-get-12-hours-of-family-care-leave-19450943",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T04:27:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK English",
    "slug": "rthk-english",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1877365-20261111.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Government employees will be able to leave work for a few hours at a time to look after family, under a new leave arrangement of up to 12 hours a year expected to start in January. Staff can use it to take a relative to a medical appointment, care for someone who is ill, attend a child's school activity, or deal with a sudden matter at home. In a paper submitted to a Legislative Council panel,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}