{
  "id": 368486,
  "title": "8% of owners at fire-hit Hong Kong estate yet to accept buy-back as deadline nears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/8-of-owners-at-fire-hit-hong-kong-estate-yet-to-accept-buy-back-as-368486",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T10:10:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363445/8-owners-fire-hit-hong-kong-estate-yet-accept-buy-back-deadline-nears"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "About eight per cent of homeowners at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong have yet to accept the government’s buy-back offer, which is set to expire at the end of this month. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that 91.9 per cent of owners had submitted acceptance letters, while 65.7 per cent of owners had already signed sale and purchase agreements with the government.…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "8% of owners at fire-hit Hong Kong estate yet to accept buy-back as deadline nears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/8-of-owners-at-fire-hit-hong-kong-estate-yet-to-accept-buy-back-as",
        "published": "2026-08-09T10:10:07.000Z"
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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."
}