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  "id": 19608957,
  "title": "Hong Kong’s ICAC charges team leader of Kai Tak Hospital subcontractor over extortion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/hong-kongs-icac-charges-team-leader-of-kai-tak-hospital-subcontractor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T05:32:51.000Z",
  "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/3374166/hong-kongs-icac-charges-team-leader-kai-tak-hospital-subcontractor-over-extortion"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a subcontractor’s team leader for allegedly extorting more than HK$75,000 (US$9,600) from five electrical workers at the Kai Tak Hospital site, vowing to work with the government to strengthen protections for imported labour. According to an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) statement on Thursday, Zeng Chusong, the 52-year-old site…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "How Harinder Veriah became part of Hong Kong’s push for racial equality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/how-harinder-veriah-became-part-of-hong-kongs-push-for-racial-equality",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}