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- 2026-07-23 regulatory Hong Kong's competition watchdog revised tender clauses to require statutory declarations against collusion, aiming to criminalize bid-rigging. source
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Hong Kong arrests 50 in HK$500M building maintenance bid-rigging crackdown
Hong Kong authorities have arrested 50 individuals in a large-scale crackdown on bid-rigging concerning building maintenance contracts valued at approximately HK$500 million. The operation, a joint effort by the Indepen…
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Hong Kong lawmakers warn of loopholes in building management rule changes
Hong Kong lawmakers have identified potential loopholes in proposed amendments to building management regulations, despite the government's efforts to strengthen oversight following a fatal fire. These proposed changes …
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Hong Kong watchdog tightens rules to criminalize bid-rigging
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 lin…
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Hong Kong to reform laws after deadly Tai Po fire inquiry
Hong Kong is preparing to implement significant reforms after an inquiry into a deadly fire in Tai Po. These reforms are expected to include criminalizing bid-rigging and updating fire safety and property management law…
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Tai Po fire inquiry: Lawyer's comments on alarm effectiveness draw judge's rebuke
A lawyer representing a director of China Status Development and Engineering faced rebuke from a judge for suggesting that fire alarms would not have saved lives during a deadly blaze in Tai Po. The lawyer argued that r…
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Diffusion classifiers bias and improvement methods explored in new research
Two new research papers explore the decision-making processes and biases within diffusion classifiers. The first paper introduces MiPO, a method that fine-tunes diffusion models using minority preference rewards to impr…
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HK$700M bid-rigging trial over building maintenance projects set for 2028
A bid-rigging trial involving nearly HK$700 million (US$89.4 million) in building maintenance projects is scheduled to begin in Hong Kong no earlier than 2028. The Competition Tribunal is overseeing the case, which accu…
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Hong Kong fire probe panel opts against statutory powers, citing sufficient evidence
An independent committee investigating a deadly fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has decided against seeking statutory powers for its inquiry. The panel, led by Justice David Lok Kai-hong, believes existing evidence …