https://www.scmp.com/rss/522552/feed The latest news and top stories on Chan Pik-lam, a key figure in Hong Kong’s business landscape. Known for her involvement as a shareholder in Xin Ding Xin Trade (XDXT), a company recently embroiled in a terminated government bottled water contract due to alleged unauthorised branding and a police investigation. She is also the director and sole shareholder of Conjoint Development Limited, a property investment firm. Her work appears to involve trade, including chemicals and property investment.... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Leopold Chen Leopold Chen Hong Kong’s treasury chief has dismissed calls to set up a separate commission of inquiry to investigate officials’ roles in a bottled water procurement scandal, arguing that the government auditor will be able to identify lapses in a “professional and independent” manner. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu, the head of a new task force that is reviewing the case, on Sunday defended the adequacy of having the Audit Commission conduct the investigation and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3322966/no-separate-inquiry-needed-probe-hong-kong-water-scandal-treasury-chief-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3322966/no-separate-inquiry-needed-probe-hong-kong-water-scandal-treasury-chief-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Aug 2025 06:22:26 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying,Lorraine Chiang,Angel Woo Lo Hoi-ying,Lorraine Chiang,Angel Woo Hong Kong’s treasury chief has admitted to “shortcomings” in procurement processes after a scandal erupted over a HK$52.9 million (US$6.8 million) contract to supply bottled drinking water to some government offices, as authorities confirmed that the allegedly fraudulent winning bid was the lowest they received. But Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu stressed on Tuesday that price was not the sole consideration in granting the contract to a company later... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3322334/hong-kong-businessman-charged-fraud-wife-bailed-water-procurement-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3322334/hong-kong-businessman-charged-fraud-wife-bailed-water-procurement-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:17:28 +0000 Connor Mycroft Connor Mycroft Hong Kong police have arrested a married couple suspected of being at the centre of a rapidly unfolding controversy surrounding a HK$52.9 million (US$6.8 million) contract to supply drinking water to some government offices. The pair allegedly defrauded the government and are suspected of breaching the Trade Descriptions Ordinance by providing false information about the product manufacturer. The unprecedented fiasco over the contract, which was among the first of its kind awarded to a mainland... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3322266/pouring-over-facts-what-behind-hong-kongs-water-procurement-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3322266/pouring-over-facts-what-behind-hong-kongs-water-procurement-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:42:32 +0000 Oscar Liu,Emily Hung Oscar Liu,Emily Hung Hong Kong authorities have ordered an investigation and set up a task force to review official procurement processes after a company supplied bottled water that listed a mainland Chinese brand as a manufacturer without its permission. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau outlined its plan on Sunday, a day after the Government Logistics Department partially terminated a HK$52.9 million deal with bottled water supplier Xin Ding Xin Trade because it doubted whether the company was capable... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3322137/hong-kong-government-faces-scrutiny-over-bottled-water-procurement-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3322137/hong-kong-government-faces-scrutiny-over-bottled-water-procurement-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:11:15 +0000