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  "id": 6718798,
  "title": "Alibaba mourns former independent director Tung Chee-hwa, hails his global vision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/alibaba-mourns-former-independent-director-tung-chee-hwa-hails-his",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T06:15:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3367165/alibaba-mourns-former-independent-director-tung-chee-hwa-hails-his-global-vision"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Alibaba Group Holding has mourned the death of Tung Chee-hwa, who served as an independent director, saying the global perspective of Hong Kong’s first leader helped the e-commerce giant remain rooted in China while expanding internationally. Tung, Hong Kong’s first postcolonial chief executive, later became a vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He…",
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        "title": "Alibaba mourns former independent director Tung Chee-hwa, hails his global vision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/alibaba-mourns-former-independent-director-tung-chee-hwa-hails-his-6724531",
        "published": "2026-09-11T06:15:58.000Z"
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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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