{
  "id": 6873614,
  "title": "Hong Kong to table cooling-off period bill for beauty, fitness deals by mid-2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/hong-kong-to-table-cooling-off-period-bill-for-beauty-fitness-deals-6873614",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T05:46:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3367280/hong-kong-table-cooling-period-bill-beauty-fitness-deals-mid-2027"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Hong Kong government will table a bill at the Legislative Council in the first half of 2027 to introduce a statutory cooling-off period for prepaid beauty and fitness contracts, the commerce chief has said. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah revealed the timeline on Saturday, two weeks after the government concluded a two-month consultation on the policy…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Hong Kong to table cooling-off period bill for beauty, fitness deals by mid-2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/hong-kong-to-table-cooling-off-period-bill-for-beauty-fitness-deals",
        "published": "2026-09-12T05:46:58.000Z"
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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."
}