The Competition Commission (the Commission) is committed to promoting a competitive environment that is conducive to free flow of trade, efficiency and innovation that brings more choices and better quality and prices of goods and services to consumers.
The Commission is an independent statutory body established under the Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619) (the Ordinance) which was enacted in June 2012. The objective of the Ordinance is to prohibit conduct that prevents, restricts or distorts competition, and to prohibit mergers that substantially lessen competition in Hong Kong. The scope of the application of the merger rule is limited to carrier licences issued under the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106).
The Commission is tasked with the following functions :
To investigate conduct that may contravene the competition rules of the Ordinance and enforce the provisions of the Ordinance;
To promote public understanding of the value of competition and how the Ordinance promotes competition;
To promote the adoption by undertakings carrying on business in Hong Kong of appropriate internal controls and risk management systems and to ensure their compliance with the Ordinance;
To advise the Government on competition matters in Hong Kong and outside Hong Kong;
To conduct market studies into matters affecting competition in markets in Hong Kong; and
To promote research into and the development of skills in relation to the legal, economic and policy aspects of competition law in Hong Kong.
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The Commission has published a Cooperation and Settlement Policy for Undertakings Engaged in Cartel Conduct (Cooperation Policy) as a supplement to its existing Leniency Policy and Enforcement Policy. Under the Cooperation Policy, undertakings engaged in cartels (including price-fixing, (...)
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Competition Commission Publishes Handy Guide to Competition Ordinance for Public Sector* The Competition Commission (Commission) today (11 May) published a handy “Guide to Competition Ordinance” (Guide) for the public sector to assist personnel from the government, public bodies and law (...)
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Notice issued under section 10 of the Competition Ordinance of an application for a decision in relation to the Code of Banking Practice* On 11 December 2017, the Competition Commission (“Commission”) received an application for a decision (“Application”) under section 9 of the Competition (...)
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Competition Commission takes market sharing and price fixing case to Competition Tribunal* The Competition Commission (Commission) has today commenced proceedings in the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) against ten construction and engineering companies, namely W. Hing Construction Company (...)
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Competition Commission issues block exemption order for vessel sharing agreements in the liner shipping industry* The Competition Commission (Commission) today (8 August 2017) issued a block exemption order (BEO) under section 15 of the Competition Ordinance (Ordinance) for vessel sharing (...)
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Competition Commission announces findings of its study into Hong Kong’s auto-fuel market* The Competition Commission (Commission) today (4 May) released a report outlining the findings of its study into the auto-fuel market in Hong Kong. The report identifies a number of issues which the (...)
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Competition Commission calls upon two professional associations to rectify practices which raise competition concerns* The Competition Commission (Commission) today (28 November 2016) published an advisory bulletin calling upon two professional associations, namely, the Hong Kong Institute of (...)
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Competition Commission welcomes quick rectification by Hong Kong Newspaper Hawker Association on retail price of branded cigarettes* The Competition Commission (Commission) today (31 May) welcomes the quick action by the Hong Kong Newspaper Hawker Association (Association) to withdraw the (...)
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Competition Commission announces results of its study into aspects of the residential building renovation and maintenance market* The Competition Commission (Commission) today (24 May) released a report outlining the results of its study into certain aspects of the residential building (...)
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