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  "id": 7654961,
  "title": "Top Chinese official leads 87-member committee for Tung Chee-hwa state funeral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/top-chinese-official-leads-87-member-committee-for-tung-chee-hwa-7654961",
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  "published": "2026-09-15T23:00:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3367639/top-chinese-official-leads-87-member-committee-tung-chee-hwa-state-funeral"
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  "summary": "The first vice-chairman of the nation’s top political advisory body is overseeing an 87-member committee of political and business heavyweights to arrange the state funeral for Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa. A vigil will be held from 3pm to 10pm on Saturday at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point and a public memorial service will start at 9am on Sunday, according to an…",
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