{
  "id": 5349706,
  "title": "Outcry over ‘weapons of love’ forces Hong Kong charity to scrap student contest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/outcry-over-weapons-of-love-forces-hong-kong-charity-to-scrap-student-5349706",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T14:11:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3366275/outcry-over-weapons-love-forces-hong-kong-charity-scrap-student-contest"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A leading Hong Kong charity has called off a student eco-bag design contest meant to counter domestic violence following public backlash over its directive for pupils to draw inspiration from objects commonly linked to household abuse. Po Leung Kuk confirmed on Thursday that it had scrapped the competition, which was organised by its family crisis support service and funded by the Social Welfare…",
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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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