Competition Law

New Hong Kong Competition Law could break dominance of two chains

31 Jan 2013

Like many people living in Hong Kong's big residential estates, Mrs Hui has access to only one chain supermarket in the shopping arcade downstairs from her North Point flat.

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Hong Kong competition law may hit firms' 'cosy links' with trade groups

15 Sep 2012

Many businesses are not aware that exchanges of certain information among trade association members could breach the new competition law, a legal expert says.

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Competition law is only the first step

28 Jun 2012

Thankfully, the long-awaited competition bill was passed by the legislature. Despite weeks of filibuster on other weighty subjects over the past few weeks, lawmakers managed to finish the law...

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Competition law finally passed after years of debate

15 Jun 2012

The Legislative Council narrowly passed Hong Kong's first competition law last night, ending more than a decade of debate over the government's effort to rein in anti-competitive practices.

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Last hurdle for competition law

2 Jun 2012

The Legislative Council looks set to pass the competition bill within days - but whether it will be seen as a powerful tool against anti-competitive behaviour or as ineffective and watered down...

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Antitrust law now easier for litigants

11 May 2012

A long-awaited judicial interpretation will make it easier for consumers or corporations to bring antitrust lawsuits, but legal professionals are not expecting a surge in litigation as major...

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Diluted monopoly bill under attack

Pan-democrats would oppose a government proposal to exclude more companies from the competition bill and would seek to bring statutory bodies under the control of the law, a legislator said...

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Diluting the competition bill does Hong Kong no favours

Last week, the Hong Kong government bowed to the city's business lobbies and made yet another couple of tweaks to its long-stalled competition bill.

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Calls for more exemptions in competition law

A new front emerged yesterday in the battle over the competition bill, with pro-business and pan-democratic lawmakers wrangling over just how much market share a company can command before it...

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Letters

Helpers not described as undesirables

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Urban Renewal Authority should be included in new competition law

In the name of promoting competition, the government is pushing forward the competition bill but seeks exemptions for virtually all of the 581 statutory bodies.

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Big developers attack 'unfair' competition bill

Big property developers have attacked as unfair a proposal to exempt most statutory bodies, such as the Housing Authority, from the competition law.

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