On 16 April 2020, the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC) introduced significant reforms to its leniency policies, publishing:

Substantial revisions to its corporate leniency policy, aimed at businesses (Revised Corporate Leniency Policy)
A new leniency policy aimed at individuals (Individual Leniency Policy)

More than six months have passed since the full implementation of the Hong Kong Competition Ordinance on 14 December 2015. We highlight the most significant developments over the past six months.

On 19 November 2015, the Hong Kong Competition Commission published its long-awaited Enforcement Policy. The same day, the Commission released its Leniency Policy for Undertakings Engaged in Cartel Conduct.

On 7 April 2015, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”) published the long awaited Regulation on the Prohibition of Conduct Eliminating or Restricting Competition by Abusing Intellectual Property Rights (the “Rules”), which will come into effect on 1 August 2015. The Rules are the first set of regulations…