Paul Lam Says Bad Actors Will Be Driven Out of Building Maintenance Market as Algernon Yau Hopes Anti-Bid-Rigging Law Changes Pass by April Next Year

The government plans to submit several bills to the Legislative Council this year, including criminalising bid-rigging in building maintenance works and amending the Competition Ordinance and the Buildings Ordinance. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said this is a revolutionary change to the building maintenance ecosystem and that bad actors must be driven out of the market; Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau hopes the legislative changes 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.