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  "id": 7785174,
  "title": "Hong Kong launching pilot scheme to bring in foreign carers for the elderly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/hong-kong-launching-pilot-scheme-to-bring-in-foreign-carers-for-the-7785174",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T12:05:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3367741/hong-kong-launching-pilot-scheme-bring-foreign-carers-elderly"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong will introduce a pilot scheme next year to bring in foreign domestic carers to look after older residents as part of a broader package of measures announced in the policy address to deal with an ageing population. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said in his address on Wednesday that the government would admit carers under a scheme modelled on the city’s existing foreign domestic helper…",
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        "title": "Hong Kong launching pilot scheme to bring in foreign carers for the elderly",
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        "published": "2026-09-16T12:05:41.000Z"
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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."
}