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Hong Kong: Competition Commission to take 10 cases to court next year

By  |  December 14, 2016

Around 10 cases currently under investigation might be brought to court next year, Hong Kong’s competition watchdog said as the city marked the first anniversary of full implementation of the Competition Ordinance on Wednesday.

The cases are among nearly 1,900 complaints and inquiries the Competition Commission has received over the past year.

Its chairwoman, Anna Wu Hung-yuk, denied they were dragging their feet on enforcement, describing the investigation process as intense and time-consuming.

Wu said a common misconception was that one case applied to a single party. “Often when we investigate cartel behaviour, it involves five or six parties. So it’s like dealing with multiple cases at the same time.”

Full Content: South China Morning Post

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