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Council Services

議會事務

Events in Focus 活動一覽

Competition Law cum Security of 競爭法暨付款保障方式論壇
Payment Forum Well Attended
議會在5月3日假香港九龍東皇冠假日酒店舉辦的「競爭法暨
The CIC’s Competition Law cum Security of Payment Forum 付款保障方式論壇」吸引了170位聽眾出席，來自本地和海外
held on 3 May at the Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon 的專家就行業將面對的這兩個重大議題交流了經驗和意見。
East attracted an audience of about 170 to learn more on
these two issues facing the industry from local and overseas 在開幕辭中，議會主席李承仕先生簡介了議會在此兩方面
experts. 所做的各項事情。主席指出，建造業中任何反競爭的行為
也應禁止，議會亦將致力協助本港建造業界認識去年頒布
The Forum was opened by the CIC Chairman, Mr. LEE 的《競爭條例》並予以遵行。
Shing-see, who, in his welcoming remarks, outlined the
work the Council has done in these two areas. He said anti- 而關於付款保障方式，主席表示：「由於立法可對香港建造
competitive conduct must be stopped in the construction 業界持分者現行和長遠的關係造成嚴重而深遠的影響，我
industry and that the CIC is committed to facilitating Hong 們希望持分者可及早留意，並在此次論壇中作深入探討。」
Kong’s construction sector to understand and comply with
the requirements of the Competition Ordinance which was 立法會議員郭榮鏗先生在專題演講中引述了倫敦國王學院
enacted last year. Richard Whish教授的說話來簡述競爭法的功能，乃「為消費者
的福祉保護競爭過程」及「評估市場能力」。郭先生又特別談
On Security of Payment, Mr. LEE said, “As the legislation 及律師在其中擔任的角色，指出他們必須具備商業和經濟方
will have a fundamental and lasting impact on the working 面的知識，並與通曉法律的經濟學者通力合作，以取得平
and long-term relationships among the construction industry 衡，共同構建一套可行的政制。
stakeholders of Hong Kong, we wish to draw it to the early
attention of the stakeholders and to arouse deliberation on 建造業議會競爭法專責小組主席沈普信博士闡述了《競爭條
the topic through this Forum.” 例》對本港建造業和中小型企業的潛在影響。沈普信博士首
先借用行業相關的例子介紹了兩條行為守則，並指在外地建
In his keynote address, the Hon. Dennis KWOK Wing-hang, a 造業界並非沒有聽聞過串謀活動。他強調，新法例將禁止任
member of the Legislative Council, quoted Professor Richard 何商業機構通過協定或安排作出避免競爭、或限制他人加入
Whish of King’s College London in outlining the functions of 競爭的行為。
the Competition Law, which are to “protect the process of
competition for the welfare of consumers” and “assess market 新加坡競爭局策略規劃處處長（Director, Strategic Planning Division
power”. Mr. KWOK highlighted the role of lawyers in advising of Competition Commission of Singapore）TEO Wee-guan先生
on the law, stating that they also need to possess knowledge 分享了他們國家迎接競爭法案時的預備工作及法案引入後的
in the felds of commerce and economics and work together 影響。他表示，要真正達致公平競爭，執行法案和推動遵從
with economists who are well-versed in the law in order to 法案同樣重要。他亦指出，要確保競爭委員會在執行律法時
strike the right balance to create a workable regime. 的說服力，則必須聘請合適的人員加入委員會。

Speakers from left to right: Dr. Andrew SIMPSON,
Mr. Paul STARR, Mr. LEE Shing-see, Ir CHEW
Tai-chong, Mr. Peter WATERS, and Mr. TEO
Wee-guan
講者（由左至右）：沈普信博士、保羅仕達先生、
李承仕先生、周大滄工程師、Peter WATERS先生
及TEO Wee-guan先生

10 建造業議會通訊 第十四期