{
  "id": 3230888,
  "title": "Hong Kong government statistician cleared of loitering charge near girls’ school",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/hong-kong-government-statistician-cleared-of-loitering-charge-near-3230888",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T08:48:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3365194/hong-kong-government-statistician-cleared-loitering-charge-near-girls-school"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Hong Kong court has acquitted a government statistician accused of loitering near a girls’ school and outside a classroom to photograph a pupil, ruling that his conduct did not pose an actual threat despite leaving the girl feeling unsafe. Eastern Court Magistrate Kestrel Lam Tsz-hong on Tuesday found 59-year-old Patrick Lam Win-hon not guilty of one count of loitering causing concern, despite…",
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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."
}