Practical Guide to the Hong Kong Competition Ordinance + Proview 2016

The Practical Guide to the Hong Kong Competition Ordinance as authored by Linklaters provides a highly practical yet comprehensive overview of the new competition regime from both substantive and procedural aspects including:

• Concise introduction of the context and key features of the legislation
• The main substantive provisions of the law:

1. the first conduct rule on anti-competitive agreements;

2. the second conduct rule on abuse of substantial market power; and

3. a brief reference to the currently limited merger control regime. The section concludes on a presentation of the various exemptions and exclusions provided for in the law.

• Features and powers of the Hong Kong Competition Commission and the Competition Tribunal
• Procedure at the Competition Commission and the Competition Tribunal stages.

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Table of Contents:

• Background
• First Conduct Rule
• Second Conduct Rule
• Merger rule
• Exemptions and exclusions
• Competition Commission
• Competition Tribunal
• Communications Authority and appeals board
• Sanctions
• Complaints
• Investigations
• Enforcement
• Judicial review
• Conclusion