{
  "id": 8925093,
  "title": "Subsidised physiotherapy places slashed by third amid graduate job crunch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/subsidised-physiotherapy-places-slashed-by-third-amid-graduate-job",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:05:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3368286/subsidised-physiotherapy-places-slashed-third-amid-graduate-job-crunch"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong education authorities have cut the number of subsidised places for physiotherapy and occupational therapy programmes at three self-financing institutions by about a third for the 2027-28 school year amid a graduate job crunch. A physiotherapy association backed the reduction to avoid worsening unemployment in the sector, saying any future increase would depend on the government budget.…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Subsidised physiotherapy places slashed by third amid graduate job crunch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/subsidised-physiotherapy-places-slashed-by-third-amid-graduate-job-8928021",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:05:04.000Z"
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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."
}