{
  "id": 4112687,
  "title": "Hong Kong lawyers gain route to practise in 9 Guangdong cities under new law",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/hong-kong-lawyers-gain-route-to-practise-in-9-guangdong-cities-under",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T04:57:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3365687/hong-kong-lawyers-gain-route-practise-9-guangdong-cities-under-new-law"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong and Macau lawyers will be able to practise in nine Guangdong cities after passing an examination and obtaining the required qualifications. This is under legal amendments passed by mainland China's top legislative body, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The amendments to China's Lawyers Law will take effect on September 1.\n\nThe new law allows Hong Kong and Macau lawyers to practise in nine Guangdong cities, according to reports from the South China Morning Post.\n\nNo other details about the new law or its implications are available in the reports.",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Hong Kong lawyers gain route to practise in 9 Guangdong cities under new law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/hong-kong-lawyers-gain-route-to-practise-in-9-guangdong-cities-under-4112708",
        "published": "2026-08-29T04:57:17.000Z"
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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."
}