{
  "id": 5304526,
  "title": "As hordes head to Shenzhen, Hong Kong bars, restaurants sign up for more floor space",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/as-hordes-head-to-shenzhen-hong-kong-bars-restaurants-sign-up-for-5304526",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Business",
    "slug": "scmp-business",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3366205/hordes-head-shenzhen-hong-kong-bars-restaurants-sign-more-floor-space"
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  "summary": "Hong Kong’s food and beverage (F&B) operators, both new and existing players, signed leases for 155,000 sq ft of new floor space in the second quarter of this year, a record high for the sector and more than double the amount registered in the first quarter, according to property consultancy CBRE. In the first half of the year, they snapped up 230,000 sq ft of new space, CBRE data showed.…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/showbiz-veteran-hong-kong-actor-lau-siu-ming-dies-at-94",
        "published": "2026-09-03T08:15:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "As hordes head to Shenzhen, Hong Kong bars, restaurants sign up for more floor space",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/as-hordes-head-to-shenzhen-hong-kong-bars-restaurants-sign-up-for",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:00:12.000Z"
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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."
}