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  "id": 4828977,
  "title": "Hong Kong school starts academic year without replacing head fired for swearing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/hong-kong-school-starts-academic-year-without-replacing-head-fired",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T09:18:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3365979/hong-kong-school-starts-academic-year-without-replacing-head-fired-swearing"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Hong Kong secondary school has begun the new academic year without a principal while authorities vet a replacement for the former head, who was fired for swearing at security guards during a Singapore study trip. Former lawmaker Edmund Wong Chun-sek, who is also a manager of San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School, said on Tuesday that the Education Bureau was currently conducting…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Hong Kong school starts academic year without replacing head fired for swearing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/hong-kong-school-starts-academic-year-without-replacing-head-fired-4831971",
        "published": "2026-09-01T09:18:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Hong Kong Int’l School and US church founder reach settlement over financial mismanagement lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/hong-kong-intl-school-and-us-church-founder-reach-settlement-over",
        "published": "2026-09-01T09:56:26.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Shein makes Hong Kong debut amid global scrutiny",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/shein-makes-hong-kong-debut-amid-global-scrutiny",
        "published": "2026-09-01T11:00:04.000Z"
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