Course three: Hong Kong Competition Law

This course is a five day intensive masterclass on Hong Kong's competition law, including practical workshops and course evaluation.

The Hong Kong Competition Ordinance 2012, which fully entered into force on 14 December 2015, has implemented a new comprehensive competition law in Hong Kong. This is the first time that an economy-wide competition law has been adopted in Hong Kong, in contrast to the previous regime that regulated solely the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors.

With a view to place Hong Kong's competition law in its international context, this course provides a comparative insight into international competition law and its influences on Hong Kong's competition law, as well as existing competition law trends in Hong Kong and other Asian economies.

This course will explore:

• The policy background to development and enactment of competition law in Hong Kong, including the growth of competition law in the ASEAN countries, China and Hong Kong
• The basic provisions of the Competition Ordinance including: the First Conduct Rule; the Second Conduct Rule; the Merger Rule and the Telecommunications Rule
• The procedural and enforcement framework including complaints, leniency and appeals
• The significance of the Competition Ordinance for key sectors of the Hong Kong economy including: broadcasting and telecommunications; construction; energy; financial services; retail; transportation

Key benefits you will gain from this course:

• Insights from the Hong Kong, Asian and international experience in this fast-moving and high profile area
• Interactive case studies
• Experience and presentation from a leading practitioner and author in the field, Suzanne Rab, who has advised on some of the largest competition matters internationally and is author of leading texts on competition law and regulation, including 'Hong Kong Competition Law' (Hart/Bloomsbury, 2016)
• Certificate of Completion on satisfactory completion of the course test
• Opportunity to combine the course with course one (EU and Indian Competition Law) and course two (Comparative Media Ownership Regulation)

Duration: Five says with an additional half day exam. Induction will take place on 25 June 2018 for those participants not already enrolled in the Summer School on course one and/or two

The course timetable