Bid rigging and conspiracy to fix prices have been known for a long time. In order to give the public a better understanding of Hong Kong's competition law, the Competition Commission (the Commission) and Radio Television Hong Kong jointly produced the TV reality drama "Competition". "Conspiracy is Guilty", which for the first time adapts real cases of Hong Kong's "Competition Ordinance" to the screen, dismantles the conspiracy in a life-like way, and appeals to the public to report in case of doubt!
The Hong Kong and Taiwan drama "Competitive Conspiracy Guilty", which officially premiered on September 24, has 5 episodes in a row, all adapted from the real case of Hong Kong's "Competition Ordinance". The cast is strong and fresh, with Yu Xiangning, Huang Dingqian, Lu Junguang and Lin Qianting starred as the investigator of the competition committee, and there were other co-performances such as the goddess Shen Yinyi, Liang Nuoyan, Liang Yongting, Feichang, Mai Zile, Zhang Songzhi, Ao Jianian, and the old drama bone Zhang Lei, which attracted many drama fans. Awaiting.
Yu Xiangning made her first comeback after giving birth to a daughter, playing the role of an investigator of the Competition Commission.
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Since the full implementation of the Competition Ordinance in Hong Kong in December 2015, the Commission has filed 12 cases with the Competition Tribunal, involving 56 business entities and individuals. In all cases, the Commission won all cases.
The cases of the "Competition" drama are modeled after the first competition law cases in Hong Kong, all of which involve conspiracy, including bid rigging, market division, conspiracy to set prices, exchange of sensitive information, and the formation of conspiracy agreements. Story, understand competition law and the work of the Commission.
Hong Kong's first competition law case: Eye-catching procurement executive exposes IT company for bid rigging
The first episode, "Operation Porcupine", tells the story of an IT company's bid-rigging case, which was the first case filed in court after the Competition Ordinance came into effect. The second filing with the Tribunal is of historical significance.
At that time, the person who discovered the case was the head of the purchasing department of the Young Women's Association. The source of the matter was that the Young Women's Association held a tender for the purchase of the institutional server system, and the amount involved nearly one million yuan.
Procurement executives found that the bidding documents of several winning companies were wrong in writing, format and even grammar, so they became suspicious and complained to the Competition Commission, and then exposed the incident.
In the end, four information technology companies were found to have violated the first conduct rule of the Competition Ordinance and were fined a total of HK$7.16 million and required to pay HK$8.6 million in legal costs to the Commission.
The main characters in the play are officers of the Action Department of the Competition Commission, who investigate different cases and bring the Commission's investigation process into the public eye.
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Must-see details are highly restored
Under the careful production of Hong Kong and Taiwan, the drama "Competition" highly restores the details of the competition committee's investigation, such as the opening remarks of the investigators during the search, the display of court warrants, the equipment used in the search and the IT forensic analysis (IT forensic analysis). ) Wait, the audience should not miss it!
During the filming, investigators from the Competition Commission went to the scene to guide the filming, such as searching, handling evidence and cross-examining witnesses and other real handling methods.
The series also disclosed in detail the work of the Commission's Operations Department, including the initial assessment of the case by investigators after receiving the report, the investigation after "reasonable suspicion", and the exercise of investigative powers: requesting documents or information ( Section 41 notice of the Ordinance), request to appear at the Commission hearing (section 42 notice), entry and search of premises (section 48 warrant), etc.
During the investigation, the Commission will keep confidential information, including the identity of the complainant.
The protagonist in the play strives to study abroad. In reality, the investigators of the Competition Commission will also receive training from overseas and local law enforcement agencies to improve their investigative capabilities, such as evidence collection methods and witness cross-examination skills.
The drama sets different backgrounds and personalities for each investigator, making the audience more involved in the entire investigation process and helping the public understand the work of the Commission.
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Mr. Bi Zhongming, Chief Executive Officer of the Competition Commission, said, "I am very happy to bring these cases into the public eye in the form of drama series, and I would like to thank the team and production team for their efforts to transform the commercial cases and laws that were considered complex by the public into exciting and compact forms. The plot is presented "on the ground". In fact, many cases are due to the whistleblower's awareness of the competition committee's publicity, so they make a report, which shows the importance of public education and complements law enforcement. We will continue to pass The platform's promotional activities further raise the community's awareness of anti-competitive behavior."
Following the "Porcupine Action" bid rigging case in the first episode, the second episode was adapted from the public housing renovation project conspiracy that attracted widespread attention in the past, and was named "Fairy Scattering Flowers". What is the mystery?
Remember to watch it!
The drama "Competitive Conspiracy is Guilty"
will be aired on RTHK 31
every Saturday at 7:30pm
24/9.
More information about the drama: https://www.compcomm.hk/competecartelhunters/
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