{"id":4208,"date":"2025-07-09T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/f5ek3of3ij.wpdns.site\/2025-starbucks-lac-hong-kong\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:11:26","slug":"2025-starbucks-lac-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scahk.org.hk\/en\/2025-starbucks-lac-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Starbucks LAC &#8211; Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/scahk.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4195 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scahk.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-4.png 800w, https:\/\/scahk.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-4-300x300.png 300w, 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