Complaints are one of a number of important channels by which the Competition Commission receives information about potential anticompetitive behaviour.

As mentioned in our previous alert in this series, the Hong Kong Competition Commission's investigative process begins with an Initial Assessment to screen suitable cases for further investigation or other action.

On 15 September 2022, the Competition Commission (Hong Kong) (the "Commission") commenced its first enforcement proceedings in relation to resale price maintenance ("RPM")...

The objective of the Campaign is to advocate and educate the public in the topic of bid-rigging, to eliminate the practice of submitting "dummy" bids to harm and defraud consumers, and to promote fair competition.

Yesterday the Hong Kong Competition Commission (Commission) published revised implementation guidelines (revised Guidelines) to the Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619) (CO).

The Hong Kong Competition Commission has released draft guidelines for the enforcement of the Competition Ordinance.

At the formal investigation stage, the Hong Kong Competition Commission (the "Commission") has already formed a preliminary opinion that there is reasonable cause to believe a competition law...

Trade and professional associations (hereafter, "Associations") play a vital role in the economy, with their members representing the vast majority of Hong Kong's businesses.

The latest amendments to the Trade Descriptions Ordinance ("TDO") came into effect in Hong Kong on 19 July 2013.

The Vietnam Competition Administration Department (VCAD) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued its final report on February 8, 2010, in the country’s first trade remedy case. The case involved imports of float glass products from several countries.

Last week we looked at the Cardinal Sin of price fixing. This week we discuss Cardinal Sin No. 2 – output limitation.

The Competition Commission of Hong Kong (the "Commission") has recently announced a resolution with Kangaroo Limited (trading as "Keeta"), one of Hong Kong's online food delivery platforms.

As mentioned in our previous articles, if the Hong Kong Competition Commission (the "Commission") proceeds to a formal investigation, it will have at its disposal a full arsenal of investigative tools...

At a wholesale level, tying occurs if a supplier agrees to sell one product to a distributor on condition that the distributor purchases all of its requirements of a separate product from the supplier.

A collective boycott, or a collective refusal to deal, occurs where two or more businesses collectively refuse to deal with a third party.

On 24 July 2018, the European Commission imposed fines of more than EUR 111 million on four consumer electronics manufacturers for engaging in illegal resale price maintenance (RPM) practices.

On 17 July 2020, the Competition Tribunal handed down a decision in Competition Commission v Kam Kwong Engineering Company Ltd and Others [2020] HKCT 3, for the enforcement actions initiated by the Competition Commission ...

The Hong Kong Competition Commission (the "Commission") may exercise its discretion to settle alleged breaches of the Competition Ordinance (the "Ordinance") by accepting a 'Commitment' from the parties under investigation.

The Commission has a general obligation to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information it obtains during the performance of its functions.

Exclusive dealing is a vertical arrangement where one party is obligated to deal exclusively with another party, to the exclusion of their competitors.