{
  "id": 5517468,
  "title": "John Lee urges banks to finance city’s tech growth, expand offshore yuan business",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/john-lee-urges-banks-to-finance-citys-tech-growth-expand-offshore-5517468",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T07:15:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3366350/john-lee-urges-banks-finance-citys-tech-growth-expand-offshore-yuan-business"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong’s leader has urged the banking sector to support financing the city’s creation of a new economic engine in innovation and technology (I&T) while expanding offshore yuan business, a key area for aligning with national strategies. Speaking at the Hong Kong Association of Banks’ Distinguished Speaker Luncheon on Friday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu called for closer partnership between…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "John Lee urges banks to finance city’s tech growth, expand offshore yuan business",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/john-lee-urges-banks-to-finance-citys-tech-growth-expand-offshore",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:15:45.000Z"
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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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