Security Bureau and Commerce and Economic Development Bureau Announce Proposed Legislative Amendments to Criminalise Bid-Rigging in Building Maintenance
保安局局長和商務及經濟發展局局長在立法會保安事務委員會及經濟發展事務委員會聯席會議開場發言（只有中文）
Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung and Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau announced proposed legislative amendments to tackle bid-rigging in building maintenance at a joint Legislative Council meeting, including criminalising four types of serious anti-competitive conduct such as bid-rigging, with a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment. The government also proposes raising the cap on civil fines, extending director disqualification orders to 15 years, and setting up an interdepartmental joint task force to tackle bid-rigging syndicates.
The government proposes to criminalise bid-rigging in building maintenance and sets out a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment and the method for calculating fines, allowing readers to check the scope and penalty levels of the new proposals.
Source: 政府新聞處·新聞公報 · info.gov.hk