{
  "id": 667074,
  "title": "‘I had planned to stay for life’: last villagers prepare to leave Cha Kwo Ling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/i-had-planned-to-stay-for-life-last-villagers-prepare-to-leave-cha-667074",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:47:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3363812/i-had-planned-stay-life-last-villagers-prepare-leave-cha-kwo-ling"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nestled within thick, verdant foliage in Cha Kwo Ling is one of Hong Kong’s last squatter settlements, where a handful of remaining residents are staying until a government deadline to move out for redevelopment of the area for public housing. Mrs Lam, one of the last villagers living among the juxtaposition of makeshift metal dwellings and stone houses complete with wooden window frames, said…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "‘I had planned to stay for life’: last villagers prepare to leave Cha Kwo Ling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/i-had-planned-to-stay-for-life-last-villagers-prepare-to-leave-cha",
        "published": "2026-08-12T12:47:53.000Z"
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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."
}