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  "id": 753883,
  "title": "Hong Kong competition watchdog launches raids over suspected HK$500 million renovation bid-rigging",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/hong-kong-competition-watchdog-launches-raids-over-suspected-hk-500",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T09:57:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
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    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/13/hong-kong-competition-watchdog-launches-raids-over-suspected-hk500-million-renovation-bid-rigging/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong’s competition watchdog has launched raids at 12 premises over alleged bid-rigging involving 28 building renovation projects worth around HK$500 million. The Competition Commission said on Thursday that the raids, conducted on Wednesday under an operation codenamed “Hunter,” included the offices of four unnamed building contractors. The operation was a follow-up to an investigation […]",
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