Editorial | Hong Kong must toughen gatekeeping to prevent public-sector fraud

Editorial | Hong Kong must toughen gatekeeping to prevent public-sector fraud

The scandal involving a company using fraudulent documents to win a HK$52.9 million (US$6.78 million) bottled water supply contract has put the spotlight on the Hong Kong government’s procurement mechanism. Equally worthy of concern is the long-standing practice of subcontracting works in the construction industry, with the city’s railway operator looking into a suspected fraud…

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