{
  "id": 234069,
  "title": "'Coded to Chinese': Hongkongers unable to list their ancestry on census night",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/coded-to-chinese-hongkongers-unable-to-list-their-ancestry-on-census",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T19:24:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/census-2026-hong-kong-ancestry-chinese-community/106998196"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "People with Hong Kong heritage are frustrated that their ancestry will not be recognised as distinct from Chinese in the upcoming Australian census, despite years of lobbying and political turmoil.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}