{
  "id": 19958126,
  "title": "No government systems hit by Microsoft outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/no-government-systems-hit-by-microsoft-outage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T09:32:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News",
    "slug": "rthk-news",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1877816-20261114.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Friday's Microsoft services disruption has not caused any reported issues with government systems in Hong Kong, according to the Digital Policy Office. The office expressed serious concern over the outage, which lasted over 24 hours and impacted services like Outlook and Teams. They have not received any reports of government department systems being affected and are closely monitoring the situation while offering support and advice to relevant departments. The Security Bureau stated that Hong Kong's critical infrastructure has been taking into account the experiences of mainland China and other jurisdictions. However, for security reasons, the government will not publicly disclose the list of critical infrastructure operators or related details.",
  "summary": "Hong Kong has so far received no reports of government systems being affected by Friday’s disruption to Microsoft services. In response to enquiries, the Digital Policy Office said it was highly concerned about the software system failure, which disrupted services including Outlook and Teams for more than 24 hours. The office said it had not yet received reports of government department systems…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Microsoft reveals cause of global service disruption",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-reveals-cause-of-global-service-disruption",
        "published": "2026-11-14T05:06:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Microsoft issues apology following global service outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-issues-apology-following-global-service-outage",
        "published": "2026-11-14T07:39:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Microsoft restores service to Outlook, Teams after global outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-restores-service-to-outlook-teams-after-global-outage",
        "published": "2026-11-14T09:27:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Microsoft restores global services after hours-long outage disrupts businesses, governments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-restores-global-services-after-hours-long-outage-disrupts",
        "published": "2026-11-14T09:43:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}