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Antitrust cases may be handled by courts

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The government is considering letting the courts adjudicate and enforce the proposed competition law, sources familiar with the situation said.

Also, certain statutory bodies may be subject to the law following concerns raised by the public during consultations last year.

'There are some cases like the Housing Authority and Trade Development Council, which have been the subject of complaints of unfair competition from the private sector,' a government source said.

'We are currently looking into the activities of each statutory body and whether they should be subject to regulation under the competition law. We are also discussing with these bodies to hear what they say.'

The source said the government had not yet decided the criteria under which a statutory body would be subject to the law. There are more than 400 statutory bodies in the city.

One option is to just regulate certain activities of a statutory body that are considered to compete with the private sector, the source said.

The competition law will be discussed at a Legco economic development panel meeting next Monday.

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