{
  "id": 8261739,
  "title": "Foreign carers for elderly to get 10 to 20% more pay than current helpers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/foreign-carers-for-elderly-to-get-10-to-20-more-pay-than-current-8261739",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T14:15:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368063/foreign-carers-elderly-get-10-20-more-pay-current-helpers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Foreign domestic carers brought to Hong Kong to look after elderly residents under a proposed government pilot scheme would receive 10 to 20 per cent more pay than existing helpers, the labour minister has said. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han on Friday revealed additional details about the arrangement for foreign domestic carers, as the government also released a comprehensive…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Foreign carers for elderly to get 10 to 20% more pay than current helpers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/foreign-carers-for-elderly-to-get-10-to-20-more-pay-than-current",
        "published": "2026-09-18T14:15:56.000Z"
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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."
}