{
  "id": 19615899,
  "title": "Hong Kong passes bill to speed up development of Northern Metropolis megaproject",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/hong-kong-passes-bill-to-speed-up-development-of-northern-metropolis-19615899",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T06:25:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3374173/hong-kong-passes-bill-speed-development-northern-metropolis-megaproject"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong’s legislature has given the green light to legislation aimed at expediting the development of the Northern Metropolis megaproject near the border with mainland China, with the government saying the bill will help achieve targets in the city’s first five-year plan. Lawmakers completed the third reading of the Northern Metropolis Development Bill and unanimously passed it on Thursday. The…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTHK News",
        "title": "N Metropolis on fast track as dedicated bill passes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/n-metropolis-on-fast-track-as-dedicated-bill-passes",
        "published": "2026-11-12T06:58:18.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}