{
  "id": 19660390,
  "title": "Queen Mary Hospital lift scandal may involve illegal acts, probe finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/queen-mary-hospital-lift-scandal-may-involve-illegal-acts-probe-finds",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T13:48:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3374251/queen-mary-hospital-lift-scandal-may-involve-illegal-acts-probe-finds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Contractors, subcontractors, consultants and professionals linked to a scandal involving defective lifts at Queen Mary Hospital may have committed illegal acts, Hong Kong authorities have said, while also acknowledging shortcomings in two government departments. The Development Bureau on Thursday released the findings of an investigation into the installation of lifts in a new clinical block at…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}