Bar Association proposes targeted legislation on bid-rigging after Hong Kong fire

The Hong Kong Bar Association has proposed introducing targeted legislation to criminalise bid-rigging and make key construction safety guidelines legally binding, following the city’s deadliest fire in seven decades. The association formed a task force to review existing legislation after the Tai Po fire last month, with one of the preliminary goals being to criminalise bid-rigging, currently classified as “serious anti-competitive conduct” under the Competition Ordinance and punishable only by...