HK Daily · 2026 年 11 月 2 · Monday
Government Plans to Table Amendments Within the Year to Criminalise Bid-Rigging
The government plans to submit several bills to the Legislative Council within this year, including criminalising bid-rigging in building maintenance works and amending the Competition Ordinance and the Buildings Ordinance. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok said this is a revolutionary change to the building major maintenance ecosystem and that bad actors must be driven out of the market; Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah hopes the amendments will be passed around April next year.
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香港電台·即時本地First-handPaul Lam Ting-kwok Says Bad Actors Will Be Driven Out of the Building Maintenance Market as Algernon Yau Ying-wah Hopes Amendments to Tackle Bid-Rigging Pass in April Next Year
The government plans to submit several bills to the Legislative Council within this year, including criminalising bid-rigging in building maintenance works and amending the Competition Ordinance and the Buildings Ordinance. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok said this is a revolutionary change to the building major maintenance ecosystem and that bad actors must be driven out of the market; Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah hopes the amendments will be passed around April next year. The government also plans to include the relevant offences as scheduled offences under the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance.