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  "id": 7732672,
  "title": "Govt target to cut public housing wait to under 4 yrs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/govt-target-to-cut-public-housing-wait-to-under-4-yrs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T06:51:22.000Z",
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    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1870260-20260916.htm"
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  "summary": "Chief Executive John Lee said on Wednesday the government aims to cut the waiting time for public housing to less than four years by 2030 as he stressed the need to boost overall supply and eradicate substandard subdivided units. With the average wait for public rental housing down to 4.5 years in 2026-27, the goal is to lower it even further thanks to an increase in public housing supply to…",
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        "title": "Govt target to cut public housing wait to under 4 yrs",
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        "published": "2026-09-16T06:51:22.000Z"
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