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  "id": 4360300,
  "title": "SAR lawyers' role elevated by law revision: Starry Lee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/sar-lawyers-role-elevated-by-law-revision-starry-lee-4360300",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T06:26:39.000Z",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong's top representative to the National People's Congress welcomed recent amendments to the national Lawyers Law, saying legal professionals from the two SARs can take on a more prominent role in legal and arbitration services in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Under new provisions passed on Friday by the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), lawyers from Hong Kong and Macao…",
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        "title": "SAR lawyers' role elevated by law revision: Starry Lee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/sar-lawyers-role-elevated-by-law-revision-starry-lee",
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