HONG KONG’S COMPETITION WATCHDOG TIGHTENS TENDER CLAUSES TO TARGET BID-RIGGING
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Hong Kong’s competition watchdog has revised its tender clauses to require bidders make a statutory declaration they have not engaged in collusion on a project, as part of a wider move to criminalise bid-rigging… Senior Counsel Jat Sew-tong, chairman of the Competition Commission, also said on Thursday the body was considering proposing to raise the maximum penalty for the proposed criminal offence from seven to 10 years.
According to News - South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s competition watchdog has revised its tender clauses to require bidders make a statutory declaration they have not engaged in collusion on a project, as part of a wider move to criminalise bid-rigging…
The available RSS description adds: Senior Counsel Jat Sew-tong, chairman of the Competition Commission, also said on Thursday the body was considering proposing to raise the maximum penalty for the proposed criminal offence from seven to 10 years.
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- News - South China Morning Post: Hong Kong’s competition watchdog has revised its tender clauses to require bidders make a statutory declaration they have not engaged in collusion on a project, as part of a wider move to criminalise bid-rigging…
- News - South China Morning Post: Senior Counsel Jat Sew-tong, chairman of the Competition Commission, also said on Thursday the body was considering proposing to raise the maximum penalty for the proposed criminal offence from seven to 10 years.
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- 23/07/2026, 13:56 PRIMARY FEED HONG KONG’S COMPETITION WATCHDOG TIGHTENS TENDER CLAUSES TO TARGET BID-RIGGING (News - South China Morning Post • 56 mins ago) [Story Intel]
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