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A Retrospect of a Decade of Competition Enforcement in Hong Kong

January 26, 2026
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Hong Kong marked a major milestone with the full implementation of the Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619) (“Ordinance”) on 14 December 2015. The tenth anniversary of full implementation provides an opportunity to look at how competition enforcement has evolved in Hong Kong over the past decade.  

This article written by Dennis Beling and Dorcas Kwan provides an analysis of the enforcement activities by the Hong Kong Competition Commission and Communications Authority in the past decade, by drawing insights from enforcement trends and approaches as well as patterns in applications and decisions. The authors also reflect on the authorities’ enforcement direction and policy. 

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