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Xin Ding Xin Trade Company

Xin Ding Xin Trade Company
The latest news and top stories on Xin Ding Xin Trade Co Limited. A leading entity in the trade and supply sector, Hong Kong-based Xin Ding Xin Trade Co Limited specialises in exporting chemicals including caustic soda and nitric acid. It recently secured a significant HK$52.9 million contract to supply bottled water, under the "Xinle" brand with the "Guanyinshan" label, to government offices on Hong Kong Island and outlying islands. This achievement marks a notable entry for a mainland supplier into the Hong Kong government’s water provision.
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Editorial | Probe into Hong Kong’s water procurement scandal must restore trust

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Hong Kong minister admits procurement vigilance ‘below expectations’, vows reform

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Hong Kong officials involved in water procurement fiasco face disciplinary probe

Investigation will cover all officials who took part in the procurement process, regardless of rank or whether they have retired.

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Hong Kong leader’s secretary to take over scandal-hit logistics department

Vicki Kwok joined the administrative service in 1994 and has been serving as chief executive’s private secretary since May 2024.

Bottled water supplier Xin Ding Xin Trade is suspected of scamming the logistics department and breaching the Trade Descriptions Ordinance. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Hong Kong logistics chief involved in water scandal begins pre-retirement leave

Carlson Chan’s former deputy, Avia Lai, appointed as acting director of department.

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Hong Kong authorities look into complaints over new shoes procured for lifeguards

Lifeguard union says it received more than 100 reports of discomfort or foot injuries, resulting in second procurement issue in recent weeks.

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Hong Kong official urges ‘heightened alertness’ among staff after water scandal

Bureaus, departments must step up efforts to prevent such incidents from happening again, says memo signed by logistics chief Carlson Chan.

The Logistics Department was forced to terminate a HK$52.9 million contract with bottled water supplier last month. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong must toughen gatekeeping to prevent public-sector fraud

Scandals involving a government water procurement contract and a subcontractor in a railway project reveal loopholes in oversight.

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Opinion | Water scandal another blow to public trust in Hong Kong government

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No separate inquiry needed to probe Hong Kong water scandal, treasury chief says

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John Lee

‘Very disappointed’: John Lee speaks for first time on Hong Kong’s water scandal

City leader also voices approval of treasury minister’s response to suspected fraud by bottled water supplier granted HK$52.9 million contract.

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The city leader was responding to a growing government water procurement saga in which a three-year HK$52.9 million contract was awarded to Xin Ding Xin Trade, a company that is now suspected of using fraudulent documents to win the bid. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Apology for Hong Kong water scandal not enough to stem public’s anger: experts

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(From left) Permanent Secretary for the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau Andrew Lai, treasury chief Christopher Hui and logistics department director Carlson Chan. Photo: Karma Lo
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Legislators have accused the government of accepting information submitted by contract bidders at face value.

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Hong Kong logistics official admits system failed to detect water fraud

Logistics department head says current procurement system may fail to detect scammers using authentic documents to mislead government.

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Bottled water brands seize on Hong Kong procurement scandal to promote products

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Jugs of Watsons Water. Photo: Eugene Lee
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Water-scandal suspects had deal with different factory, Hong Kong police say

Government says it has terminated all other contracts with Xin Ding Xin Trade.

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Hong Kong orders probe into procurement processes amid bottled water scandal

Lawmaker says authorities ‘flustered and panicking’ amid accusations supplier of bottled water to government offices used brand without permission.

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Xin Ding Xin Trade Company have been accused of unauthorised use of a Chinese manufacturer’s brand. Photo: Handout
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Hong Kong partially axes bottled water deal with firm as police launch probe

Government says it doubts bottled water supplier Xin Ding Xin is capable of fulfilling 36-month contract, which it won just two months ago.

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Hong Kong authorities have suspended their bottled water supply contract with Xin Ding Xin Trade Company. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Hong Kong leader John Lee in safety pledge over bottled water deals

For the first time, the government has awarded contracts to mainland Chinese brands to supply drinking water to certain offices.

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