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  "id": 4627963,
  "title": "50 arrested in HK$500m building maintenance bid-rigging crackdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/50-arrested-in-hk-500m-building-maintenance-bid-rigging-crackdown-4627963",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T10:26:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3365859/50-arrested-hk500m-building-maintenance-bid-rigging-crackdown"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong authorities have arrested 50 people, including some with alleged triad backgrounds, in a crackdown on bid-rigging activities involving 27 housing estates and buildings and about HK$500 million (US$64.1 million) in contracts. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), police and antitrust regulator the Competition Commission on Monday revealed details of their joint operation,…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "50 arrested in HK$500m building maintenance bid-rigging crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/50-arrested-in-hk-500m-building-maintenance-bid-rigging-crackdown",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:26:23.000Z"
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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."
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