{
  "id": 3924048,
  "title": "Hong Kong’s revised heat stress warning system may lack rest provisions: experts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/hong-kongs-revised-heat-stress-warning-system-may-lack-rest-3924048",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:05:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3365560/revised-heat-stress-warning-system-may-lack-rest-provisions-industry-experts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong’s outdoor workers could still lack adequate rest under the revamped heat stress warning system, a lawmaker and a construction industry representative have said, adding that work breaks triggered by higher alerts are not protected by law. The response followed the Labour Department’s announcement on Thursday that it had updated the Heat Stress at Work Warning system to better safeguard…",
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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."
}