{
  "id": 7540314,
  "title": "Man arrested after HK$1 million in gems stolen from hotel guest asleep in lobby",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/man-arrested-after-hk-1-million-in-gems-stolen-from-hotel-guest-7540314",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T11:12:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367617/man-arrested-after-hk1-million-gems-stolen-hotel-guest-asleep-lobby"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong police have arrested a man and recovered uncut gemstones worth nearly HK$1 million (US$127,500) that were allegedly snatched from an overseas businessman as he slept in a hotel lobby. The force said on Monday that the suspected theft happened a day earlier while the businessman, a 29-year-old jeweller from Sri Lanka, was in the city for the “Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong September”…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Man arrested after HK$1 million in gems stolen from hotel guest asleep in lobby",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/man-arrested-after-hk-1-million-in-gems-stolen-from-hotel-guest",
        "published": "2026-09-15T11:12:29.000Z"
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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."
}