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  "id": 8641312,
  "title": "University calls for government funds for shared sites in Northern Metropolis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/university-calls-for-government-funds-for-shared-sites-in-northern-8641312",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T07:29:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3368146/university-calls-government-funds-shared-sites-northern-metropolis"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong authorities should shoulder a larger share of the cost of facilities jointly used by institutions at the Northern Metropolis university towns, a varsity president has said, while calling for dedicated research funding to encourage collaboration among campuses. Professor Stephen Cheung Yan-leung, president of the private Saint Francis University, said that while individual institutions…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "University calls for government funds for shared sites in Northern Metropolis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/university-calls-for-government-funds-for-shared-sites-in-northern",
        "published": "2026-09-20T07:29:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTHK English",
        "title": "Northern Metropolis will power up HK economy: CE",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/northern-metropolis-will-power-up-hk-economy-ce",
        "published": "2026-09-20T08:34:11.000Z"
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