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  "id": 840994,
  "title": "Hong Kong public rental housing waiting time creeps up to 4.8 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/hong-kong-public-rental-housing-waiting-time-creeps-up-to-4-8-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T04:52:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
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    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/14/hong-kong-public-rental-housing-waiting-time-creeps-up-to-4-8-years/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The average waiting time for Hong Kong public rental housing has increased slightly to 4.8 years by the end of June, the government has announced. The Housing Bureau said on Thursday that the latest composite waiting time for public rental housing, which reflected the average wait in the 12 months up to this June, was […]",
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