{
  "id": 19600556,
  "title": "Higher standards set for arts groups' funding overhaul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/higher-standards-set-for-arts-groups-funding-overhaul-19600556",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T03:44:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK English",
    "slug": "rthk-english",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1877489-20261112.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Hong Kong Arts Development Council said on Thursday that the government’s move to tie the funding mechanism for major performing arts groups to performance and artistic merits will encourage the industry to deliver higher performance standards. Under the new mechanism, a baseline subvention and a performance-based grant will each occupy half of the annual allocation. The performance-based…",
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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."
}