{
  "id": 620648,
  "title": "Hong Kong Housing Society raises public housing rent by 2.85%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hong-kong-housing-society-raises-public-housing-rent-by-2-85-620648",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T00:36:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/12/hong-kong-housing-society-raises-public-housing-rent-by-2-85/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rent for public housing under the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) will increase by 2.85 per cent from October. The HKHS said in a statement on Tuesday that the new rent will be effective from October 1 this year to September 30, 2028. For rental units falling into Group A, which caters to low-income families, […]",
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        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Hong Kong Housing Society raises public housing rent by 2.85%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hong-kong-housing-society-raises-public-housing-rent-by-2-85",
        "published": "2026-08-12T00:36:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Hong Kong is no longer a Western playground – and it’s not looking back",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hong-kong-is-no-longer-a-western-playground-and-its-not-looking-back",
        "published": "2026-08-12T01:30:05.000Z"
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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."
}