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  "id": 7967722,
  "title": "Hong Kong airport records 10% passenger growth as cargo falls for a second month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/hong-kong-airport-records-10-passenger-growth-as-cargo-falls-for-a",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:23:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3367830/hong-kong-airport-records-10-passenger-growth-cargo-falls-second-month"
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  "summary": "Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded a roughly 10 per cent increase in passenger traffic in the first eight months of the year, while cargo volume declined for a second consecutive month in August amid weak exports. The airport said passenger numbers rose 10.1 per cent year on year to 44.3 million between January and August, while flight movements increased 3.5 per cent to 269,900.…",
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