{
  "id": 7083069,
  "title": "Rising number of South Korean beauticians providing illicit treatments in Hong Kong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/rising-number-of-south-korean-beauticians-providing-illicit-7083069",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T08:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3367344/rising-number-south-korean-beauticians-providing-illicit-treatments-hong-kong"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A growing number of South Korean beauticians are providing illegal eyebrow or lip microblading treatments in Hong Kong, with the country’s consulate issuing a warning to its citizens that practising without a proper permit breaches local laws, following an arrest earlier this year. Hong Kong immigration authorities made two arrests this year, including one last week witnessed by the South China…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Rising number of South Korean beauticians providing illicit treatments in Hong Kong",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/rising-number-of-south-korean-beauticians-providing-illicit",
        "published": "2026-09-13T08:00:02.000Z"
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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."
}