{
  "id": 5264462,
  "title": "Operators of over 60% of subdivided flats apply for 3-year grace period to meet rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/operators-of-over-60-of-subdivided-flats-apply-for-3-year-grace-5264462",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T06:14:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3366201/operators-over-60-subdivided-flats-apply-3-year-grace-period-meet-rules"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Operators of over 60 per cent of subdivided flats in Hong Kong have applied for a three-year grace period to give themselves more time to comply with a regulatory regime rolled out six months ago, the housing minister has said. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin said on Thursday the applications involved more than 70,000 subdivided units from about 20,000 complete flats, as of Monday. This…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Operators of over 60% of subdivided flats apply for 3-year grace period to meet rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/operators-of-over-60-of-subdivided-flats-apply-for-3-year-grace",
        "published": "2026-09-03T06:14:09.000Z"
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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."
}