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  "title": "A bad year for Hong Kong construction: 6 scandals that shocked city",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/a-bad-year-for-hong-kong-construction-6-scandals-that-shocked-city",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T14:08:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3374396/bad-year-hong-kong-construction-6-scandals-shocked-city"
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  "summary": "Hong Kong’s construction industry is facing mounting public scrutiny following a string of scandals involving substandard work, defective installations and questionable maintenance practices. From malfunctioning hospital lifts and missing fire-safety components in lift door frames to defective columns at a railway station and structural flaws in residential projects, the incidents have raised…",
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        "published": "2026-11-12T18:00:59.000Z"
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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."
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