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Hong Kong watchdog tightens rules to criminalize bid-rigging

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Hong Kong's competition watchdog has updated its tender clauses to combat bid-rigging. Bidders must now make a statutory declaration affirming they have not engaged in collusion. This move, prompted by a deadly fire linked to substandard maintenance work and suspected bid-rigging, aims to criminalize such practices with potential penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment. AI

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Hong Kong watchdog tightens rules to criminalize bid-rigging

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthew Cheng ·

    Hong Kong’s competition watchdog tightens tender clauses to target bid-rigging

    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 following the city’s deadliest fire in decades. Senior Counsel Jat S…

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