Criminalising bid-rigging to bring ‘revolutionary overhaul’ to sector: minister

The Hong Kong government’s reforms to crack down on bid-rigging are intended to bring about a “revolutionary overhaul” of the city’s building maintenance ecosystem, the justice minister has said. Three days after the government unveiled a range of measures in response to an independent committee report on the Tai Po fire, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok said on Sunday the proposed legislative amendments aimed to raise standards and strengthen oversight. “The market currently offers too...