Hong Kong targets April passage for bid-rigging bill, defends leniency system
By Yonnex Li ( November 4, 2026, 07:37 GMT | Insight) -- Hong Kong aims to pass legislation criminalizing bid rigging in building-maintenance projects by April, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau told the city's legislature. The proposed timeframe comes as lawmakers raised concerns that uncertainty over whistleblower protections could discourage insiders from exposing cartel conduct.Hong Kong aims to pass legislation criminalizing bid rigging in building-maintenance projects by April, a senior government official told the city's legislature, amid lawmakers' concerns that uncertainty over whistleblower protections could discourage insiders from exposing cartel conduct....
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