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  "id": 3452937,
  "title": "Monk remanded after alleged theft of Monkey King statue from Hong Kong temple",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/monk-remanded-after-alleged-theft-of-monkey-king-statue-from-hong-3452937",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:48:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3365304/monk-remanded-after-alleged-theft-monkey-king-statue-hong-kong-temple"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A mainland Chinese monk has been remanded in custody after allegedly stealing a statue of the Monkey King, a deity famed in classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, from a Hong Kong temple. The 57-year-old, Zha Jianxin, appeared in West Kowloon Court on Wednesday after being charged with one count of theft involving a statue belonging to Lung Mo Temple in Tsuen Wan. The statue, valued at…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Monk remanded after alleged theft of Monkey King statue from Hong Kong temple",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/monk-remanded-after-alleged-theft-of-monkey-king-statue-from-hong",
        "published": "2026-08-26T06:48:42.000Z"
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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."
}