Hong Kong to make bid-rigging for renovation projects a crime after deadly Tai Po fire

Hong Kong’s leader is expected to announce reforms introducing criminal penalties for bid-rigging on Thursday, when the government will also release the final investigation report on the Tai Po inferno, the South China Morning Post has learned.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and his senior officials would outline the proposed measures and give an update on efforts to pursue “administrative accountability” at a…