By Yonnex Li ( April 24, 2026, 06:48 GMT | Insight) -- Hong Kong has appointed Jat Sew-tong, a senior counsel with more than three decades of legal practice, as chairman of the Competition Commission, replacing Samuel Chan who led the agency through a period of expanded enforcement. The appointment comes amid mounting pressure for tougher antitrust enforcement after a deadly fire in the city last November killed 168 people and stoked public outrage.Hong Kong has appointed Jat Sew-tong, a senior counsel with more than three decades of legal practice, as chairman of the Competition Commission, replacing Samuel Chan who led the agency through a period of expanded enforcement....
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